At Home Wellington

2 months in Wellington...I'm taking in as much as I can see...:)

... New Years. I should admit that there really was a lack of motivation to write after that point anyway. So now I am back home - Wellington, New Zealand. Enjoying the cool summers, lazy days and clean air. For all those that were following my travel blog ...

As we headed out onto the streets of Wellington today, it soon became apparent that the majority of places were closed for the morning due to Anzac day which meant that the majority of this city appeared to be something of a ghost town. On the point of ...

... that has this view. Hostel is a true 5* & we have our first en suite of the trip. I'm really impressed with Wellington, the city is based around a number of bays with lovely wooden houses all perched up the hillsides. The city isn't ...

... be bothered to write it out every time!). We booked (on Fay's advice) to go on a full day LOTR tour with a company called Wellington Rover.  We were picked up at 8:40am in a little minibus and taken to loads of LOTR locations (the "get off the ...

... a wedding venue!  Crazy times! Jobs Han was offered a fantastic job a couple of days after arriving back into Wellington (without actually applying!).  She's working for a public sector consultancy called Allen & Clarke.  They do a ...

... genomen naar de stad. S' middags naar 'Te Papa', het multi million meest bekende zes verdiepingen tellende museum in Wellington.    Woensdag 11 Juni Vandaag niet zo veel gedaan. Wederom een rustig ontbijt gehad met een vers stokbroodje van ...

... and headed for Te Papa. Te Papa comes highly recommended by just about anything and anyone talking about tourist-activities in Wellington. The list of suggested activities hanging on the wall at our hostel in Wellington even listed it twice because "It ...

... my daily commute to work on the train look a lot tougher as this is clearly where some of the Wellington commuters live and wow what a lovely place to go home to everyday (still windy though!) We hired a couple of bikes from the station shop and took some ...

... 45min drive which is where we will we will stay at the end of the month for a few days, couldn't get reasonable accommodation in Wellington for that weekend. We were to be in a motel but have now done a deal with Andy and will make a donation to Hands ...

... on my behalf. after very little sleep it was 11am and we were on our way to te papa museum. its a massive free museum in wellington and pretty spectacular. there are 5 floors and by the time i got to the second floor i was shattered so me and greg sat ...

... at the end of a magnificent night!! Day 5 Up early and headed off to see the All Blacks who were parading around Wellington (Apparently they won some match at the weekend!!). Met Neddser at an Irish bar and headed off into a miserable and rainy ...

... Cook Strait, meaning it can get a tad windy, and cold. In the middle of the Winter too, all we need! Wellington is also home to the 'Beehive', the Kiwi Parliament and various other important political buildings. It also houses the New Zealand Museum, ...

... the familiar looking trees you see what look like palm trees - familiar but different all at the same time. We arived in Wellington on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Sun does of course make pretty much everywhere look appealing, but I have to admit that ...

So after a very boring 11 hours on a train we finally arrived in Wellington, not realising that it was to become our home for the next few months! We had an instantly good feeling about the city and immediately starting discussing what it would be like ...

... was 45 minutes, hardly time to get comfortable or in my case think of how many different ways this plane can crash. Once in Wellington, we boarded another shuttle bus that whisked us off to our hotel situated just on the periphery of the city.  Once ...

... spent the first two days exploring all of these and just soaking up the great city atmosphere. About twice the size of Halifax, Wellington has a great arts & culture vibe, so we really enjoyed our time in the city poking around the trendy cafes of ...

... by in a flash.  As soon as I arrived I learned that a rugby match was underway in the nearby stadium--the Wellington Hurricanes were playing an exhibition match against Perth (Australia).  Even though it was already underway I hopped in a cab ...

... and on the way to Wellington via the coast and views of Kapit Island, a native bird sanctuary and home to the feared Maori chief, Te Rauparalia. Arriving in Wellington we head into town and the harbour. We visit starbucks to see the remains of a boat ...