Auckland NZ part 3
August 17, 2015 by admin
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Our hop- on hop-off bus takes us along Tamaki Drive on the waterfront… Past Okahu Bay where we find Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium… and up the hill to Bastion Point and the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park. (Michael Joseph Savage is a much respected Prime Minister of New Zealand.) The view from up here at Bastion […]
Auckland New Zealand
August 16, 2015 by admin
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It is no wonder that Auckland is known as the City of Sails…after all it is surrounded by two harbours. The day we arrived a famous sailing race was happening on the waters there. But more of that in a moment…right now, Kia Ora (Welcome) to New Zealand’s largest urban area Auckland. Auckland is a friendly, […]
Auckland part 2
August 16, 2015 by admin
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Downtown Auckland is walker friendly. Yes, I know there are some gentle hills but they are not very steep. If I can handle them almost anyone can! And for some of the steeper inclines it often is possible to cut through a building that has escalators that take you from one level to another. The Sky Tower […]
Sky Tower in Auckland
August 15, 2015 by admin
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Driving into Auckland New Zealand you are sure to notice the Sky Tower. It truly stands out on the horizon. It reminds one of the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur, and the CN Tower in Toronto, and the Calgary Tower in Alberta. But we are in Auckland, New Zealand so this must be the Sky Tower. […]
