10. Dezember 2013 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I travelled by bus from Cambridge to Auckland, where I stayed in a hostel near the Sky Tower, and went out for dinner with an old high school friend.
Maybe it was something in that dinner, or perhapsWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWaikatoWaipa DistrictLeamingtonLake Te Ko Utu37°53’28” S 175°28’2” E
7. Dezember 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Because he was king for such a short time--abdicating in favor of marrying Wallis Simpson within a year--there are very few public buildings dedicated to King Edward VIII, but one of them is the PO inWeiterlesen
NeuseelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu-DistriktOhakuneMangateitei39°25’5” S 175°23’55” E
6. Dezember 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Northern Explorer is a scenic train trip that travels from Wellington up to Auckland. I went as far as Te Rapa, the station for Hamilton, where my brother and sister-in-law came to pick me up as IWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E 5. Dezember 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The day before I was to leave Wellington to return (eventually) to Oakland, CA, who should I see in the street but a Raiders supporter!
But before I left, I had some final catching up to do withWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonWellington CityPipitea41°16’23” S 174°47’9” E
20. November 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The Cake Tin is the name of a sports stadium that was built in the late '90s in Wellington. It hosts all manner of events besides sports, but the main sport played there is NZ's national game, rugby.Weiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonWellington CitySeatoun HeightsWorser Bay41°18’21” S 174°49’25” E
17. November 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
When we got back to Wellngton, my niece and her husband took me to visit the Weta Workshop and to the Te Papa National Museum.
You can go on a tour of the actual workshop, plus there is a littleWeiterlesen
NeuseelandManawatu-WanganuiPalmerston North CityAshhurst40°17’41” S 175°45’13” E
13. November 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I took the bus north to my hometown to visit my sister, brother, and a niece and her son, who all still live there, for a few days. There happened to be a gypsy traveller encampment across the streetWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’8” S 174°47’9” E
9. November 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Because NZ traces its Pakeha heritage to Britain, it celebrates the 5th of November as Guy Fawkes Night. When I was a kid, everyone used to have fireworks and a bonfire on that night. But, because theWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonLower Hutt CityEpuni41°12’33” S 174°54’29” E
3. November 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
One of the tenants on the commercial floor of the St. George was the NZ Brass Band Association, and I had become interested in Sousa's tour of NZ back in the 1910s, with the view to perhapsWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E
17. Oktober 2013 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Even back in the '90s when I lived and worked in Wellington, it had a great reputation for good locally roasted coffee. Herewith, some of the Signs of the Grinds that I snapped pictures of.
