Wellington Cable Car

Die Fahrt von Wanganui nach Wellington ist gut 200km und dauert knappe 3h. Das Wetter ist trüb und somit gibt es kaum Anlass zu häufigen Fotostopps. Ausserdem habe ich es eilig in die Hauptstadt zu kommen, um mir da eine Unterkunft zu suchen und dann die Planung der Reise durch die Südinsel voran zu treiben. Das hat 3 Gründe: 1. beginnt schon bald …

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This mooring we went down to Fergs Climbing Wall and climbed there till 12:00. It was a great experience and some people found they were better at it than they expected. We all had lot of fun.

Then we walked up to Parliament and had a few class photos (our profile picture etc …

Set off from Rotarua in 3 groups - Cheryl and Gilbert took the van and went to Napier along the coast, the boys car went there too.
Kelvin, Motty, Gabrielle and Richard decided to go a more direct route because we wanted to go see the volcanic area just outside Rotarua. We stopped at Maimangu Volcanic Valley and did a 60 min walk through the …

We arrived back in Wellington after our 3 and a half hour ferry ride to be picked up by Gollum (he was our driver from Auckland) to be taken to our hostels. We had chosen to stay in Wellington for 3 nights as we wanted to do the Lord of the Rings Tour!!!

After we had checked into our hostel it was almost time for tea but one look in the …

After enjoying breakfast at our hotel restaurant we ventured out early to begin making most of our first day in Wellington. Our first stop was the national museum, Te Papa, which was a mere 500 metres away: I was impressed to see that the building had acquired several more levels since my last visit. There were artefacts and exhibits that covered …

Well we left our 4 star camp site and headed towards Wellington to catch the ferry on Friday to the South Island. Passing through Bulls which had a sign saying a Town like no utter! Ohakea is dominated by a large airforce base. Just further south in Mangaweka the most noticeable attraction was The Airplane Cafe which is in an old DC-3 plane, but we …

La ville du vent... Ah bon, on se demande pourquoi! Le vent vous arrache la tête et je n'exagère pas!!! Sur 5 jours passés à Wellington on a pas eu une heure de répit. Ca souffle et ça souffle. L'avantage c'est que le temps était ensoleillé et très agréable.
Une petite ville mignonne, oups, c'est la capitale. Etant citadine jusqu'au bout des …

This morning after everyone left for school and work I listened to the Gin Wigmore CD that Simon had put on for me - several times - then washed dishes, swept floor, started the packing. Anything really, rather than start on the dress for some reason. Half way through the packing there was another earthquake (I looked it up later to find it was a 4 …

Meinen heutigen Blogeintrag fing ich im Botanischen Garten von Wellington an zu schreiben.

Hier plätscherte der Wasserfall und es roch nach Frühling. Es war der perfekte Frühlingstag in Wellington.

Doch fange ich lieber vorne an zu erzählen.

Bei meinem heutigen Frühstück konnte ich leider keinen Kakao auffinden. So …

We had an extremely full day today. We started at Parliament where our delegation was able to walk and stand on the floor in the main chamber (where Parliament meets). The students were not impressed and, unfortunately, I don't think a few of them made the connection that NZ’s Parliament is like our Capitol. They didn’t get the fact …

... with Kiwis rather than tourists.   Expertly avoiding too many forays into the awaiting shopping malls, we made our way up the cable car to the Botanical Gardens affording great views of the harbour below. It proved to be a top lunch spot and made ...

... to see NZ-sorry NZ. I headed back to town and phoned Neil. We arranged to met and head up to the botanical gardens, via the cable car. I had found a plug and met Neil for coffee. After that we headed up the cable car, If you ever use this car only by a ...

... to the Te Papo Museum with the girls, although we all split up once we got inside. This place is known as the 'Museum of New Zealand' and it is such a huge place that dominates the waterfront. The great thing about it is that it is interactive, and my ...

... . The National Portrait Gallery did one better and moved location completely! Adam Art Gallery - small but ok Cable Car Botanical Gardens (impressive, good location) Beehive photos then parliment tour after I discovered portrait gallery had ...

... a jacket for only $50!! Bargain. Once this was purchased, I decided to do a little bit of sightseeing, and went up the cable car to the Botanical Gardens, and a great view over the city. The botanical gardens are really nice, and you can mosey on ...

... I walked all day long, and then of course I had to walk after this to get some dinner! My day had me going up the cable car to the Botanic Gardens where I somehow managed to wander straight into the Australian Gardens! and then a walk down the hill back ...

... moas – that’s no small feat! Both of these creatures were still around when Europeans arrived on New Zealand’s shores. Deforestation, dwindling food sources, and hunting drove them both to extinction. After the natural history portion ...

... the museum). It was quite interesting to learn a bit about Maori culture and even got to go into a marae (meeting house). New Zealand's mountainous landscape is mainly due to seismic activity so we also went into a wee house for a simulated earthquake ...

... 's backpackers which is on a hill so great view of the night skyline. Saturday 25th october Explored Wellington on foot, past harbour to the cable car. Took this up to the Botanic Gardens where we passed a couple of hours away at the Planetarium. ...

... on out bus ticket. Today we went to an interactive Museum, where we were more entertained at the children's exhibits. We also took a cable car up to the Botanical Gardens and did a bit of shopping. We are leaving Welly early tomorrow morning to go to ...