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Walking endlessly and a heap of stunning views
... see everything yet.
One funny fact to end this post: New Zealanders are as frenetic about anything they do and care about as I image Americans to be. You don't do some sport, you are a sporter. You don't happen to do gymnastics, you are a gymnast. And you will only be if you at least have done competitive gymnastics. Otherwise, it won't count. That goes for almost everything. People define themselves over what they do. And if they do something, good is not ...
Catching up on the past two weeks
... to more a limb when I would ever arrive at the gym so I decided to turn back and give it another try the week after - by bus.
On my second Saturday in Auckland, there was something called 'Art in the Dark’ in Ponsonby, one of the most popular central suburbs. It was really nice just to have a look, but nothing really special. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, especially talking about art. However, the manner how Western Park on Ponsonby ...
En hørm af gamle æggemadder og leg i hul
... helt vilde andet end at tage i supermarkedet for at købe vin til vores sidste aften med vores kiwi-chauffører. No big deal - troede vi! Nu forholder det sig nemlig sådan, at de i NZ er maje strikse med ID når man køber alkohol, og man skal kunne fremvise pas. Da vi jo allesammen godt ved hvordan vores ting har det med at forsvinde på mystisk og ikke-selvforskyldt vis, havde jeg jo selvfølgelig ikke mit pas med (nå, bare fornuftig?), ...
Aus der Traum
... Nummer sicher zu gehen, dass wir auch ja nicht beabsichtigen, längerfristig in Neuseeland zu weilen. Der Nachmittagsflieger war im Vergleich zum Abendflieger beim Hinflug grösser und bot sogar Filmunterhaltungsprogramm. Noch erfreulicher war die Tatsache, dass Gax unerwarteterweise mit einer Mahlzeit versorgt wurde! Weil auf dem Flug nur kostenpflichtige Verpflegung angeboten wurde, nahmen wir an, dass es sich um einen Irrtum handeln ...
Auckland Again
... a lot of money in 'Supercheap Auto' and 'mitre 10' (read Halfords and B&Q). Although supercheap auto also sold hammers and gloves, pretty exciting!!!
Anyway, we're off to have some wood-fired pizzas and rhubarb crumble. Tough life.
Hope everyone's well
xxxx
Oh - Jess says we'll upload photos, honest (maybe tomorrow).
Sorry how much this seemed to lead to places and just sort of fizzled out into nothing but I'm quite tired and ...
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