Bamboo Lodge Motel Napier
53 Meeanee Quay Westshore, Napier, North Island, New Zealand
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Napier
Napier, what a gorgeous town, noted for its' Art Deco buildings. Restored since the severe earthquake which flattened the area in the 30’s and the fire that roared for 2 days following. The tourist towns folk dress in the 30’s clothing and the old cars are lovingly kept and displayed around the ...
Would have been a really nice place to see,,,
... An hour later and oh good lord, its apparent theres a nightclub round the corner from the hostel. Hang on... Nope. Its worse. Karaoke... 3 hours on and I can confirm there is only one good singer - and she sang just one song - in the whole of Napier... It would seem also that the noisest of street cleaners start work just after 6am. Sleep? Who needs that anyway?
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The Land of the long white sneeze
... here, and despite the odd shower has been mostly warm and sunny since. Which is good as it is supposed to be, and is billed as the sunniest place in New Zealand.
Because most of the town was destroyed in a 7.9 earthquake and ensuing fire in 1931, current day Napier is a lovely collection of Art Deco and Spanish Mission style buildings, the style in vogue wenb the town was re built. It has long straight avenues lined with enormous trees that look ...
I'd make a good gypsy wife
... cooker etc, we were told to jump in and go. Hmm. Easier said than done when I was faced with no gear stick in sight. And it’s an automatic!! I’ve never driven an automatic in my life!! But all of the automatics I’ve been in (not many, mainly Ministerial cars…) have gear sticks in the middle so that’s when I got Sion to go back and get the woman to show us how to drive! Not only did we not know where we were going, but how to go there!! ...
New Home and Work
... sales manager is from England. and we have me the silly American.
Everyone is super nice. I am so looking forward to having a little structure and something to do.
Once I get my car, I will get back up to Auckland and pick up some things I left at Michael house and continue to explore on the weekends. I get ...



