After that very heavy but absolutely superb welcoming lunch, my friend and her family took us on a drive to enjoy the captivating sights along Bucklands Beach…
…and also at Musick Point…
I don’t know why it was thus named as there wasn’t any music anywhere to be heard nor was there anybody around who was sick of Man United! LOL!!! It certainly is a beautiful place – a great look-out point at the beautiful scenery in and around Auckland, New Zealand.
It was almost sundown when we got to Ponsonby and I managed to catch a nice shot of the Sky Tower at dusk…
We dropped by this place there…
…that claims to be the “home of the world’s best burger” . I had a look at the menu and for obvious reasons, I simply could not resist ordering…
…the Full Monty…
Just one look at it and you will know that it is way better than any that one can get from any of the fast food joints around. Despite being still very full from lunch, I enjoyed the gourmet burger so much – a really satisfying meal indeed…along with the sides that we had – some onion rings…
…and kūmara fries…
…with their special dips. Thankfully, the place seemed very popular and many of the eateries and pubs there were all so crowded and because of that, we had a bit of difficulty looking for a parking space and in the end, we managed to find one quite a distance away. The walk certainly did me good and on the way, I saw this graffiti on the wall that was rather pleasing to the eye…
After dinner, we went on a drive along Franklin Road to see the Christmas lights. We did not stop anywhere to snap some photographs though but if you are curious as to what it looked like there, you can click this link here to watch the video. You will get to see all the awesomely beautiful festive decor on the houses all along that street…and they even changed the lighting at Sky Tower by night to the Christmas colours – red and green in keeping with the joyous festive season.
Our stay in Auckland certainly got off to a wonderful start, don’t you think? Well, do stay tuned for more…!!!
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 