The Halswell Lodge Wellington

... eh? But we found it with only one slight missed turn when in true Kiwi fashion they decided to place a single signpost at the last possible minute on a four-lane road junction. <br><br>The hotel is stacked up on one of the hills overlooking the harbour. To reach our room we have to ride the lift to the 7th floor, then cross the restaurant lobby and take a different lift up another two floors. The car, luckily, is valet parked behind the hotel somewhere on the 7th. I'll let them fetch ...

... out at 6pm we went for our treat - a meal at a pub / restaurant recommended very highly by the Lonely Planet. After sitting down and getting some menus it turned out to be way too posh (and expensive) for our tastes, so we made our excuses and went for a curry.<br><br>It was lovely.<br><br><br>After our night in the car park, we had lie in and then caught the ferry across to South Island.

... uns von der Ferry aus nach Nelson bringen sollte; die Uebernachtung in Nelson; der Bus, von Nelson zum Abel Tasman National Park; die zwei Tage Kajack-Rental, als auch die Uebernachtung auf der Tour im Hut&#8230; ALLES &#8222;NON refundable&#8220;&#8230; <br><br>&#8222;When will the next ferry leave?&#8220; &#8220;Tomorrow morning&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; ich bin mir sicher, spaetestens jetzt haben wir beide leicht panische Gesichtsausdruecke bekommen ...

... times worse.<br><br>Tricolores were draped all over the town with the All Blacks in action versus the French that night. Virtually every store had a sale &amp; 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 &amp; a pint of the black stuff in Molly Malones. Kiwis are conservative at ...

... company. Later on we drove along the shore to Miramar, where we saw incredibly high waves. There are many bays in Welly which make it extraordinary. Our stop on Mt. Victoria lookout was very short due to unbearable wind. We called also at The Embassy Theater where LOTR's world premiere was held.<br>I spent in Wellington only a day. Along with Christchurch they're supposed to be the prettiest cities in the country ...

... Papassa melkein koko päivä, väännettiin illalla safkaa ihanassa Yha keittössä ja mentiin ajoissa nukkumaan. Tänään sit oli ohjelmass perus Zoo käynti. Pungas 13 NZD. (yha kortilla alennusta 5 NZD.) ja oli kyl Korkeasaaren jälkeen varmaan nihkein eläintarha ikinä. Plussana Malesialainen Sun Bear ja tietysti herra ja rouva zirahvi. Muuten snadi, pieni ja ahdas, veikkaisin jos eläimilt ...

... can, I challenge you to a wallet-losing duel. You see, I was walking through Mt. Victoria park. This is where the LOTR scene where the hobbits are hiding from the Nazgul was shot from. I spotted the tree root that the hobbits hid underneath and decided to reenact that scene with Zeb. I set the camera up in a nice spot and went to work. Zeb imitated the Nazgul while I imitated a hobbit. (The picture actually wasn't too shabby ...

... on board though the dirty bugger lol. Geoff told the guy we'd drop anchor and then give him a hand so the guy road over to us in his dingy and Phil and Geoff went back with him to his boat to help. Me and Kelly stayed on board and had a beer (well we couldn't all fit in the dingy lol). Once they had sorted out his anchor they came back in the dingy and we went over to a small jetty and tied up for a bit while me and Phil ...

... m'estranya que als vespres estiguem supercansades!!! necessitarem vacances per recuperar-nos d'aquestes vacances :) jejeje... Agafarem el bus per anar a l'estacio de tren des d'on ens recolliran per fer l'excursio. A les 8.30am puntuals ens venen a buscar amb un mini-bus/furgoneta. Serem unes 10 persones. Ens dirigirm primerament a Mount Victoria, una muntanyeta al mig de la ciutat on hi ha una bella vista. Primer ens aturem al mirador i despres, ens endincarem al mateix ...

... it to the first ridge and I don't blame them for turning back especially since David just had a hip replaced. We made it to the top and had a Fantastic view of Coleridge Lake, Mt. Oakden, the Southern Alps, Rakaia River and the Canteburry plains. The sun was fierce and I should have put on a second coat of sunscreen because I'm a bit red around the edges. However that didn't deter me from suggesting that we should move here! The only way I ...