Museum Hotel Wellington

... Baustelle viel Zeit verloren haben (und zum ersten Mal von einem völlig bescheuerten Kiwi auf der Straße bedrängelt wurden). Das Museum Hotel ist ein fantastisches Hotel, wir sind in einem Residential Studio untergebracht – mit eine großen Bad ...

... still haven't adjusted to the time difference very well.  I walked over to Te Papa, the most well known museum in Wellington and spent the morning looking around at their exhibits, which revolve around Maori/Pacific Island culture (both historic ...

What a great town! Such a beuatiful harbour. We had a great couple of days in the 'windy' city, did the cablecar and Te Papa, their fantastic $317 ...

... Auf dem Programm heute steht ein Besuch in der Bibliothek (wegen Internet), dann die Besichtigung des Te Papa Museums, und abends schliesslich das Rugby-Spiel (Wellington Hurricanes vs. Johannesburg Lions). Auf gehts! Die erste Enttäuschung wartet in der ...

... Francisco, except there are not many big buildings like in San Francisco. When we got to downtown Wellington I saw a lot of fashion boutiques. We checked into the hotel, had lunch at Felix on Cuba st and checked with the waiter for good restaurants for ...

We took the InterIslander ferry from Picton to Wellington this morning.  The three hour ferry ride took us through the Marlborough Sound from Picton and across the Cook Strait to reach one of the windiest locations in New Zealand, Wellington. The ...

... outside of Oz in his life, but you could tell that he had now got the travel bug! So it was good to experience the Wellington nightlife I'd heard so much about! The following day, I went to the Te Papo Museum with the girls, although we all split up ...

... office and up we go.  The cable car is fun, but too short.  Once at the top we admire the view of Wellington and we take a leisurely walk through the botanical gardens back down  into  town and  end up at the parliament ...

... is normal.  Am I just getting old?   Aside from the wind, this is my favorite stop so far. Wellington is friendly, cosmopolitan, has way more than its share of "local pubs" and has enough to keep anyone busy for several ...

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 ...

... ; The flight seemed to descend into Wellington not long after it have reached cruising altitude and we were greated by a bleak, wet Wellington morning.  Our TOURTIME coach and driver (David) greeted us and took us straight to the Brentwood Hotel in ...

... is built entirely of local timber. I walked along Lambton Quay which gave some nice views across the harbour to the Wellington City & Sea museum where I spent over an hour looking round the exhibits. It was very well presented and again was free. All ...

... rugby and at only $5 good value for money. We set off again at 4pm when they closed and drove another 2.5 hours to Wellington stopping on the way to view the sunset setting on the peninsular. Finally we checked in to a reasonable hotel called Quest ...

Vandaag gaan we naar onze laatste bestemming op het Noordeiland : Wellington. Vandaar nemen we morgen de ferry naar het Zuideiland. Vanuit Napier is het ongeveer 4u rijden tot Wellington. We zijn dan ook vroeg vertrokken. Onderweg kwamen we een mooi ...

... , renowned for being bicultural, scholarly, innovative, and fun.  The main Te Papa building is on the waterfront in Wellington, on Cable Street. Inside the building are six storeys of exhibitions, cafés and gift shops dedicated to New Zealand's ...

Just a quick post about Wellington as there is so much to catch up on from our trip from Wellington to the South Island that Wellington isn't really news worth.  I am sure the city is great but unfortuantely almost as soon as we got there the cloud ...

... concerts and displays often happen, and a native bush walk! Madness. I loved it, and as its free admission I may just go again. Wellington Zoo is pretty much on a par with Hamilton in my opinion, its also a small city zoo and VERY much restricted with ...

... fjellet slik som i Bergen. Er skikkelig norsk juni-vær i dag med tåke og rundt 15 grader. Huff!!!!! I Wellington finnes Te Papa museum (Betyr nasjonalmuseet på Maori). Det er et utrolig bra interaktivt musem, trolig det beste jeg har vært ...

... Cam is from, so we knew to look out for these signs and that the pies would be awesome, which they were! Anyway, finally got to Wellington after a fairly long drive, so thank god it was good bye to our holiday rep of a driver! We had a lot of ...

... a trainee.  He loved my hair and thought that I was about 23, I came out feeling very good about myself!  Wellington is a really nice city, very open by the dock (which I walked along several times) lots of runners, funky people, little cafes, ...