Wellington

In a rainy Wellington we stopped by Mac's brewbar and enjoyed a pale ale before entering the Te Papa museum which is a treasure trove. We first entered an exhibition about the Gallipoli battle in turkey to which Kiwis were sent. We were faced with amazing waxwork models of real people who had been at the battle and the stories behind them. A thought provoking exhibition which left me saddened that thousands of men lost their life over a barren cliffside that brought no gain to the war effort.

The second exhibition about earthquakes was fun with an earthquake simulator and interactive games. The museum is definitely worth a visit and it's free!!

A further 5 minutes down the road lay the Welsh Dragon Bar where we settled ourselves in for the Lions game. It was much more fun to watch the match with the majority of the croud supporting your team! Llan was already pinned on the map. I wonder who it was that placed the pins there?

Next morning after an unexpected steep hill we met up with Kelly, James' friend and Tim her boyfriend. She moved here after meeting Tim on an exchange year. We spent a lovely few hours in their company being fed a fried breakfast and having a go at foozball (I was crap!).

We wandered down the pretty botanical gardens back to the hostel, then jumped in the car over to Chocolate fish cafe which made a great flat white.

Hostel The Dwellington: a busy hostel with nice bedrooms and big clean kitchen. It even had a cinema room!Weiterlesen