Wellington

Trip Start Aug 01, 2008
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Trip End Aug 18, 2008


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Friday, August 8, 2008

We arrived in Wellington around 6pm after pushing through Palmerston North and not stopping for lodging in that city as planned.  It was cold, windy, and rainy as we arrived.  It took us almost 3 hours to find a decent hotel within the budget.  We finally settled on a place that overlooked the harbor and was quite a nice room.  We went out that night as our hotel was right in the heart of downtown.  The party scene was happening and the streets were loud.  We decided to watch a movie on a gigantic screen at the Reading Cinemas.  Mike hadn't seen Dark Knight yet and I was up for seeing it again.  The first surprise was assigned seating which I guess is common in most of the world outside of the US.  Lucky for us we had pretty nice seats to view Christopher Nolan's latest masterpiece.

After the film we headed back to the hotel to get some rest.  The next morning we took a short walk in the rain to the Te Papa Museum 1
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 .  It looks so big and modern from the outside but we couldn't believe how elaborate this place would be once inside.  We spent 3 hours inside and had a great time.  By far the nicest museum I've ever seen, it must have cost a ton to build.  The nice part was that admission was totally free. 

We then had lunch at a local pizza joint called King Pizza and caught some of the Saints vs. Cardinals pre-season game in Arizona.  It was the first time we've seen American Football since the huge disappointment last year against the cheatriots.  We did a few other things in the city and then headed back to the hotel to rest as we have been going non-stop to this point.  We had to wake up early to catch the inter-islander as we made our way to the south island.  Wellington reminded us both of San Franciso with the hills tall buildings.  Off to the south island.
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bgire
bgire on Aug 15, 2008 at 02:57PM

Just Checking In
Hello David and Mike, sounds like you are having some terrific adventures in New Zealand. You sure have made some lifetime memories. We sure look forward to hearing more details about your travels when you get home. Have a great last few days, Bob

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