First Proper Day in Auckland

After I had landed in Auckland, I took 3 buses to get to my hostel. When I asked a local guy for that one bus stop, he told me, he‘s pretty sure, that‘s not even a place in Auckland. It was. And 30 minutes later, I found it. But yes, Auckland. Honestly, after the first few hours and the first night there, I couldn‘t wait to get far away from here. From the airport to the hostel you get to see various industrial sites, homeless people and drug addicts. The place where I‘m staying is conveniently located in an area where wild, loud parties are celebrated until late in the night. How do I know that? It‘s almost 3 am and the beat out there is quite something… Also, the first few interactions with people here (locals and most people at the hostel) reminded me too much of Germany. Distant and disinterested. All of that plus being tired from not having slept in 40 hours, made me miss Bali and regret coming here.
On the next day, the 24th, I found another girl here, who had the exact same impression of this place, and we decided to go exploring together. We went to the harbour and just kept walking in all directions. We ended up watching a performer from Japan, who was doing his best to entertain the crowd with his skill set (balancing on a plank of wood or breathing fire and swirling a burning rope around). He was definitely entertaining with his whole demeanour, and the crowd was very patient with him. He took his sweet time getting to the point and I am pretty sure that people in Germany just would have walked away. Nevertheless, he was fun to watch and made us smile a few times. Something neither of us did the previous night.
Thankfully, we got another perspective on the city. Buildings and the environment in general were a lot better around the harbour, and we truly enjoyed nature. Towards the end of the day, we went to Devonport via ferry, where we were able to see a stunning sun set. Let‘s see what the next few days bring. Apart from a terrible sun burn. 😬 But I maintain, I can‘t wait to get out of Auckland.Leggi altro