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Today I went to One Tree Hill with Paul.

You're all probably thinking...THAT One Tree Hill?

No. Not that one. Although, admittedly, my mind did go there first.

Auckland's One Tree Hill is an important New Zealand and Maori memorial inside …

Caught up on my sleep and managed to get 12 hours, sorry Vic :) After reading through some of the visitor info I got from the airport, decided to stretch my legs and go for a walk today and see some of Auckland. First down to the I-site (Tourist info) on the Quay to get a map of the coast to coast (16k) walk. Start from viaduct harbour going to …

Heute Morgen lächelte mich bereits sehr früh die Sonne ins Gesicht. Das war perfekt für den heute anstehenden Coast to Coast Walkway (16km) quer durch Auckland. Nach dem Frühstück ging ich mit Elisa zum Bus. In Auckland City angekommen trennten sich unsere Wege. Sie musste zur Schule (Extra Englischsprachkurs für späteres Studium) und ich Richtung …

Another day, another volcano! Today we half drove, half trekked up the One Tree Hill volcano in Auckland City.

Bit cloudy but great views over the city. It's also lambing season so we saw so many little lambies on the way up …

Nach weiteren zwei Stunden Flug konnte ich das Land der Maori durch die Rumpf-Kamera entdecken. Der Airbus hatte drei Kameras: am Bug, an der Rumpfunterseite und der Seitenflosse (Ja, ich habe erst mal nachgeschaut, wie die Fachausdrücke heißen, hihi). Diese Kameras sind so ein bisschen der Ersatz für einen Gangplatz.

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Jeden Freitag fahre ich Kirsten zu ihrer Arbeit und mache anschließen etwas mit Jetta. Diesen Freitag sind wir zum Cornwall Park gefahren um die neugeborenen Lämmer anzuschauen. Es war noch ziemlich früh am Morgen und der Park war nur von ein paar Sportlern besucht. Mit Jetta an der Hand bin ich durch ein kleines Tor in die Schafweide gegangen. Es …

... butter, nutella & marmite!) we went back to the hostel. In the afternoon we went to the Auckland Museum, which gave us an introduction to New Zealand culture. We saw a Waka (big Maori war canoe) a Maori meeting house, and loads of wood ...

... neighborhood, a satellite campus of Univ. of Auckland and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch to refuel. I then entered Cornwall Park and ascended One Tree Hill, another tall volcanic crater further south from Mt. Eden but with equally good views. ...

... so I didn't mind missing out on the summit and we headed across the city towards One Tree Hill, when we finally reached Cornwall Park where OTH is situated it was packed with people, having picnics, walking dogs, jogging, and playing sports, it was ...

... , the fella that owns it spent 13 years in Norwich and loves East Anglia so I wasn't bothered. We flew from Christchurch up to Auckland over the volcanoes and mountains of the North Island. Stuart and Anne were at the airport to pick us up with a ton of ...

... some of the nicer bits of Auckland. I'm guessing that most of you haven't been to Auckland before so hopefully you will find it interesting. I am starting with Cornwall Park, probably the biggest park in the city and definitely one of the ...

... it was quite easy. Just follow the map, unless you are not good at map reading! :) From Cornwall park I followed the path onto what became eventually the Auckland Domains where the museum is located and on my way I saw men playing rugby and girls playing ...

... a tree on top of it any more, but there is a 100ft obelisk marking the grave of the man who gifted the park to the people of New Zealand. I ate my lunch at the bottom of Mt Maungakiekie (it was too windy at the top!) and then walked down through ...

... across Auckland City. The walk takes you through Jellicoe Park, on to Maungakiekie Summit (one of Auckland's 48 volcanoes), and through Cornwall Park, a huge 220 hectare, drive-through park. From there, down Puriri Drive parkway, through Melville ...

Jeden Freitag fahre ich Kirsten zu ihrer Arbeit und mache anschließen etwas mit Jetta. Diesen Freitag sind wir zum Cornwall Park gefahren um die neugeborenen Lämmer anzuschauen. Es war noch ziemlich früh am Morgen und der Park war nur von ein paar ...

... until the city’s population and suburbs were spreading at such a great rate that he gifted the land to the city, now named Cornwall Park, a deed for which he was knighted. In honour of the Maori people and to show his great admiration, he asked the ...