Kia Ora! Hello from New Zealand, the Land of the Long White Cloud…
…and thankfully, up till the time of writing, the weather has been good – bright and sunny but cool…like in a nicely-chilled air-conditioned room.
We, Melissa and my missus and I, flew to Auckland via MAS, stopping on transit at my friend’s lovely house there before catching our flight on Air New Zealand to Wellington. You know you are entering Middle Earth when everything reminds you of the Hobbit…
…including the trivia quiz on the aircraft monitor screens throughout the flight…
So here we are in the Home of the All Blacks…
…putting up at the Quest Wellington at the corner of Lambton Quay & Hunter Street.
Wellington is a lovely city, not unlike one of those in England, with some very nicely-restored and well-preserved old buildings…
…that give the city a charm of its own.
This is Kirkcaldie & Stains, her equivalent to Marks & Spencer…
…and Christmas is in the air…
Even the buskin’ busker that I saw had a few Christmas songs added to his repertoire…
On the day of our arrival, I chanced upon this couple dancing in the street…
…for their wedding photo and video-shoot.
Well, stay tuned as I will have more, lots more to share on our trip to New Zealand.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 