Leisure Inn Wellington

... popular in the city considering the typically high prices of groceries.

There was a santa parade today right outside our apartment door. We didn't really have any clue what was going on having a santa parade so early in the holiday season, but Danny, Mari and I went to go check it out anyway. It was definitely no Holidazzle parade, but was really interesting because we got to see some of the members of the All ...

... be listening in) esoteric and probably wont be first choice for another visit. After that I wandered along the water side trying not to lose my sandwich to the wind and made my way to Te Papa which is a huge and first class museum in Wellington with a broad range of permanent and rotating displays. The great thing about this place is that you can take pictures in most places and you are actually ...

... just a bit further than Breaker Bay, then couldn't resist an ice cream stop at Lyall Bay. The wind was strong (as usual) and we felt complete wimps when kids come out in swimming suits & start playing and paddling. I think the kids around here grow up tougher with the wind. Half the time, loads of youngsters & youths just walk about in bare foot- even around the city & in ...

... at the beginning :)

I was, in fact, quite successful. I even managed to keep it together after having a beer and a glass of wine with the delicious lamb roast Steve prepared for my first dinner here. Mmmmm...

Today has been equally challenging. I was hoping it would be a bit easier to function, but I was wrong!! We went to the city center and walked about for the morning. Though the sun was shining, it's still just the beginning of Spring here and so is chilly, making the ...

... times worse.

Tricolores were draped all over the town with the All Blacks in action versus the French that night. Virtually every store had a sale & every second building displayed a "for lease/sale" signs ensuring we didn't get too carried away with the credit card! After heaving our empty bellies around long enough we sniffed out an Indian before seeking out the ruggers game & a pint of the black stuff in Molly Malones. Kiwis are conservative at ...

... for now. Its the best thing I've ever done. Words are failing me right now - so just trust me. The Day Begins Amazingly the day has just begun - we get out DVDs, Hoodies and are picked up by the bus and we hurtle towards our next stop in Barrytown - a village of only 40 inhabitants. On the way, we take in spectacular coastal and mountain views as we ascend, descends and wind through the South Island Alpine ranges. We stop off at a seal colony and most ...

... looks but well worth it! After our action packed blading we took the Wellington Tram up to the botanical gardens - very pretty and had a savaged view of Wellington! Found a beautiful rose garden which looked typically English! Went to the tea room and sampled some of the cakes! The sun was out so managed to have a few hours chilling on the grass! We are in desperate need of getting our tans back! Ahhhh! Being has we had been ...

... allenfalls Rentals. Und Apartmentgebaeude haben das zusaetzliche Problem, dass immer neue Regulierungen kommen (jede Wohnung muss Rauchmelder und Sprinkler haben, Gebaeude ueber 3 Stock muessen erdbebensicher gebaut sein, ...) was dazu fuehrt, dass neuere Wohnungen teurer im Preis sind, dafuer preiswerter im Body Corp Fee. Interessanterweise muss jede Wohnung eine Kueche mit Herd und Spuele beinhalten, Kuehlschrank jedoch nicht ...

Hi from kaikoura south island Took ferry to south island on Tuesday 24/2/09 scenery spectacular weather good most of the way. Arrived in Picton about 4.30 and drove to Blenheim to our accomodation Next morning we did the wineries One of our party smiled all day I wonder why!!!. The first winery had a tower and you could see the vines and mountains for miles. The second we had lunch at Allan Scotts where we had wine of course and ...

... seems to cover most of the city - although we did circumnavigate the block around the hotel several times so that we could park and unload the car!! Yesterday, we headed up the cable car (funicular) to the botanic gardens, which gave us great views over the city and harbour area. Walked back to the city and went to see the Government buildings, one of which is known as the beehive (you'll see why in the photos). Wandered through the shopping area to the St. James' Theatre ...