Verdelais Whangaparaoa

... Armenian Monastery (I had purchased it the day before) 3. Armenia's newest built Cathedral in Yerevan , this is the day that Marion spent with the family and I wandered off on my own - 4.You were not allowed to take photos directly inside, but this gives you some idea of the splendor -absolutely beautiful -I stayed for a good half hour or so, the music and service wonderful 5. A glimpse of ...

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... different places such as one tree hill. We then drove out of the city to Waitakere in Piha, this was a small surf beach and had black sand which was really hot. We stopped here for some lunch and a drink before driving to the ranges which I cant remember the name of. However we stopped at the ranges and went for a 40 minute walk to the waterfall which was beautiful and peaceful. Doshi then dropped us back in the city at 4pm and we ...

... around blind and helpless. I'm guessing a stoat or some other Rodent must have raided the nest. What could i do? When i was 10, Mr Agnew, my best teacher ever, taught us how to rare baby chicks from hatching them from the eggs in an incubator, feeding them minced meat and worms and dropping water into their little beaks with an eye drop. Then finally letting them go into the wild - free birds. All i could think to do was ask around if anyone had kids that were interested in ...

... of the most beautiful journeys in the world, and it certainly lived up to its expectations taking us through some of New Zealand's gorgeous snow-capped mountains and mirror lakes. Arriving in Greymouth I hired out a mountain bike for the afternoon & visited some trails and viewpoints looking over the mountains & coastal views. Next morning my magical journey with the MagicBus began and I made my way down to the Fanz Josef Glacier and spent the rest of the day ...

... Thermal Wonderland where we saw a huge exploding mud pool but the $40 entry fee put us off seeing the rest. We also saw part of Waimangu Volcanic Valley and Huka Falls. We reached Taupo and again it was pouring with rain. We had to pay 40 cents to have a wee ... GRRRR!!! We drove along the edge of Lake Taupo and as the clouds cleared it resembled parts of Pacific Coast Highway. In Turangi, we had planned to walk up Mt. Ruapenu but it was still pouring down ...

... appropriate thing to do. The museum also gave us our first taste of Maori culture, with one entire floor given over to Maori artefacts, including an amazing 100ft.carved wooden war canoe. It also allowed us a fascinating half hour being entertained by a small group of Maori singers and dancers who, between each item, explained the significance of the various songs and dances they were performing.

... He also had nailvarnish and a matching handbag (which he seemed quited fond of as it held his cash, phone and whatever else he needed!! I told the pirate my best pirate jokes... why are they called pirates? they just arrrrrreeeeee. in bed by 2ish ... A very fun long weekend but it was time to catch a flight to Christchurch in the South Island to get on the road again and stand on our own two feet.

Saturday was a relatively easy day, after the long day and long drive yesterday. Rick & I visited Orewa, Whangaparaoa, Gulf Harbour, Shakespear Park and Albany. At Shakespear Park, I finally got a the closest I've ever gotten to one of these darn pukekos, and facing the ...

After many years of threatening to go to New Zealand, I've finally made it here, on April Fools Day... I was picked up at the airport by an old Kiwi friend, Dennis, and we made our way through the Auckland traffic up to the Whangaparaoa peninsular to the north of the city. We're going to be spending the next two nights here with ...