Christmas Hols
Trip Start
Aug 13, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 31, 2008
Wellington,
North Island,
New Zealand
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Christmas Day we spent at home doing the usual eating and drinking and watching films on the TV - I think I managed to watch 3. We had a roast chicken, turkey breast, roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese, but it still isn't the same when it's not freezing cold outside.
On Boxing Day we went into the city centre and had a walk along the waterfront, as it was a lovely sunny day. We stopped for an ice cream at Kaffee Eis by Frank Kitts Lagoon, and watched people in the pedal boats.
Saturday we were back in the city centre because we had given my mum a spa package as her Christmas present. Once she had had that, we all met up and went for a curry for lunch. Afterwards we went to Te Papa, (the best museum in the world) for the afternoon.
The rest of the time we spent just relaxing at home with my parents, and then all too quickly it was 31st Dec and time for them to head back to the UK. The 5 weeks they were here had flown by and it was lovely to have them over here, especially for Xmas.
On the way to the airport we had plenty of time, so we went for a little detour to Scorching Bay to find the Chocolate Fish Cafe. We knew it had closed down but were pretty sure it had opened up under a new name. The cafe used to be popular with cast members when they were filming Lord Of The Rings. We eventually managed to find it under it's new name of Scorch-O-Rama, and had a nice hot drink and cake, before driving to the airport.
After we said our goodbyes at the airport, we spent New Year's Eve watching a movie on the TV and letting the new year arrive quietly.
