So long farewell, auf weidersehen gbye Auckland I

Trip Start Dec 29, 2007
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Where I stayed
Grey Lynn
(Auckland hotels)

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

So we arrived in Nz on Fools day 2008. Why Auckland? Mainly because it's Nzs largest city thus giving us the hope of better job prospects. Naturally we have spent most of our time here especially during the miserable winter. I can't outline how each day was spent nor will I bore you with my daily routine but I can give a sample of the shenanigans.



After the nightmare at our initial dwelling, life improved considerably. The house as expected has seen a fair share of faces pass through so we have been fortunate enough to make some good friends. It's our multicultural commune!



We have seen the U17 Womens Football World Cup final made more memorable by the unlikely N.Korea edging out the US. We plodded along to a few rugby & cricket games. We saw the might All Blacks. National rugby competition crowds were much lower than expected but I'm told the game has reached the stage of overkill in Nz; you can't avoid it on tv. When the All Blacks play the passion returns.



Kraftwerk, the godfathers of electronic music, came to town just before Xmas playing out a packed house in the Civic Theatre. Given Kraftwerk were a few years before my time it wasn't shocking to see some old school folks but I didn't expect OAPs. You could be forgiven for thinking you were at Tosca looking at the dress circle. I even missed someone tapping my shoulder asking if I was alright for yokes! 



We've given salsa & Spookers (the scare attraction) a go. Phantom of the Opera also came to town. The winter weather has provided many house parties to balance the dullness. The photos paint a more colourful summary.

 
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