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Got to Auckland, and saw quite a bit on day one, by foot! I walked through the city, starting at Queen Street, the quay, then went by Albert Park, the University, the Auckland Domain, and then walked to Mount Eden which was awesome to walk up, and the views were great! Cows were even along the walk, to greet you as going along. Lots of neat plants in bloom right now too. The weather wasn't great in the morning, but got better as the day went on.
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand alyttleBlog Auckland So the last day in Osaka was filled in glamourous style - checking out as late as possible and then lunch in a truly 'authentic' restaurant under a railway bridge. Cheap and traditional yes, but whether Sarah was appreciating that to the full when her noodles with thinly sliced and still moving fish skin appeared is another question. We hopped on board the Salad Express Bus (yes, seriously) to Osaka airport and arrived long before our check-in opened with yet more time to kill. ...
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand graeme_sarahWe are now in Auckland and cannot get over that we are very much on the other side of the world from home. My dad use to come here for 3 hour business meetings to just turn round and go all the way back to Denmark again and this scenario would take a whole week! We were just discussing at our evening meal that now a days we are so lucky that everything can be done online; sorting out our building project at home, checking bank accounts, sending mails and keeping contact. Amazing how modern te...
Auckland, New Zealand lctdPoistuttiin Tongalta siis maanantai aamuna, taaskin sellasella ruohonleikkurin kokoisella flygarilla. Eka siis lento Nukualofaan ja siita hypattiin isompaan flygariin kohti Aucklandia. Loppuaika Haapailla meni zillaillessa ja snadisti saatiin suunniteltua toimintaa Hawaijille. Viela kerran siis; jos Tongalle joku joskus suuntaa, niin ehdottomasti Haapaille ja Matanofua Lodgeen yoks. Sika mukavat omistajat ja hirvittavan hyvat safkat. Hintakin on kohdallaan, maksettiin 7 yosta ja safkoista (jo...
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand miiajussi Now in Auckland NZ. Flight over was very long, but the travel pods made it much easier than normal for me. I had my pod in "bed" mode for most of the 14 hour flight, as did most of my fellow passengers. Lots on on-board entertainment available, but I didn't watch much. Mostly napped in 1-2 hour segments. Arrival time was 5am, so airport was unusually quiet.
Took the shuttle into city and my hotel. Kind of woozy from the jet lag, but managed to stay awake the whole day. Weather was cool...

... stopping only for viewpoints and at "Thames" for breakfast - we didn't really know how long the drive to the airport from Whitianga would take - something between 3 and 5 hours depending on how much of the scenic route we drove around. As it happens - we managed to cover all the ground (the scenic route too) in good time. After Thames, we then drove the 'sea-bird coastal drive' - which was pretty nice and pretty much what you'd expect - beaches and birds, birds ...
Auckland, New Zealand mel07pink... salvage a lot of the original work with some delicate brush strokes. We only spent four hours there as Rob finished this rotas last night shift at around half seven this morning. Tomorrow we should be there bright and breezy to get our teeth stuck in to it. And just so you know in the two hours Rob left me alone in the house with the mother, nothing happened. I repeat NOTHING HAPPENED! Except... ...some focused painting.
Waitakere, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand onemanonedrum... Waiheke Island on my list! There is also a lot going on in Auckland, like the Starlight Symphony last weekend, the Jazz Festival this weekend, the Cultural Music Concert next weekend and the Auckland Festival starts this week so I'll be going to some events from there as well! I cannot believe how quickly the time has gone, I've only got about 10 days left and then I'm back travelling around New Zealand for a month! Best wishes, E noho ra (Goodbye) Tess x
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand tess.johnsonArrived very tired with extremely swollen ankle! Argh! excited about tomorrow and hope that it goes well - and that we have remembered everything that we need. The weather is very warm and humid and is supposed to remain like this into tomorrow too and for the next few days, so here's hoping we get a nice ...
Titirangi, New Zealand beeb81... Marty and Jill on the landing by the escalators who were using the area as a personal bar, as it had a better view than their room (and ours, next door). This area became our cocktail area for a couple of days. (Have since had contact with them - collecting more holiday friends)
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand steve_and_jayne
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