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The Newest City in the World (at the time)
Today we walked round Napier looking at all the Art Deco buildings in the sunshine!! There were around 90 in the guide we got from the Tourist Board office and a lot more which weren’t included. In addition to the Art Deco buildings there are a lot of lovely wooden villas - especially in the area where our B & B is and also lots of small …
Here comes the sun (at last!)
We left Taupo in the usual rain and drove the 150 km to Napier over a quite beautiful route. The road wound up and down hills through forests with occasional stops for waterfalls and views of the mountains in the distance. As we got further away from Taupo the rain died down and eventually cleared up. By the time we reached the east coast …
Hastings wine and bike
... Te Awa. We passed many more wineries but we had to balance the desire to taste with the ability to keep going on the bikes.
We bought a few bottles to enjoy on our travels, then stopped at Bangkok House in Napier for dinner. The restaurant got great reviews on Trip Adviser, but we get much better Thai food at home.
I think sticking to our own cooking as much as possible seems like a pretty good ...
Sun, fun, and new friends!
... t mean one of those soft drinks, I mean a real beer. It was a summer ale brewed with ginger and honey. It was really a unique experience for me. It was something I’ve never had before. I was really glad I had a chance to try it.
Then I moved on to a winery. It was called Brookfields winery. The woman there clearly had a passion for wine. We talked for probably an hour about wine, beer, music, the world, everything. ...
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