Having grown up in Wellington and never been to Auckland before, I jumped at the chance to go up and visit, which handily coincided with getting to meet the lovely
Simone! She was kind enough to let me stay with her and her family and was a
pretty choice tour guide.
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| Wellington airport |
We went up to Mt Eden and checked out the views
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| The lovely Simoney and I - Mt Eden |
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| View from Mt Eden |
We leisurely strolled across the waterfront, enjoying the sun, sights, gelato and each other's company!
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| Auckland waterfront |
We ummed and ahhed about whether or not to go up the Sky Tower or catch a ferry to Devonport. That decision was conveniently made for us after we missed 3 different ferries! I braved the lifts and heights
- not my strong points - and we went up the
Sky Tower to check out the
amazing views. They were worth it!
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| 186 meters high - yikes! |
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| Keeping it together! Let's just say I was glad to be back on the ground! |
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| View from the Sky Deck at 220 meters high! |
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| View from the Sky Deck at 220 meters high! |
We had lots of laughs and fun and I feel so lucky to have been able to have met and stay with such an amazing person!
Looks like SUCH an awesome time - can't wait to hear about it!
ReplyDeleteGotta say it doesn't look very 'wintery'
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got some good weather!
I like that Gollum thing hanging form the ceiling! Pretty sick.
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