5AM start. 7AM Taxis, 10:40 Flight. Watched "Atomic Blonde", "Valerian and the City of a thousand planets" and "Dunkirk". I really liked "Atomic Blonde"
On Monday I went and watched "Bladerunner 2049". On Tuesday I went and explored the Auckland localities of Newmarket and Ponsonby. On Wednesday I went into the CBD and wandered a little as a farewell.
So Monday I went off and explored "Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life", a local aquarium. There I discovered that I get slightly nauseous in diffused bright blue lighting *facepalm*.
On Wednesday, I went to Mangere Mountain which was the site of a Maori "Pa" (ie Stronghold). It's another dormant volcano (Auckland sits over 20 of them), one which has three Caldera two with tholoids.
On Thursday...
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So I only wandered about Greater Auckland on Monday, Tuesday and Friday, having read or watched anime for the other days. On Monday I went and watched "Thor: Ragnarok", I was quite amused by the use of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Music in it. On Tuesday I went back to wander in the CBD. I bought 5 enamelled shot glasses while wandering all around...
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So last Sunday I got settled in and then walked down the road looking at and taking photographs of road construction. Then I did a lot of reading. On Monday I took a bus to a large shopping centre/mall and bought a lightweight jacket. I also just wandered about and took several more photos of roads. Upon return to my Aunts I read books :)....
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So I spent the first couple of days in a hotel simply because I flew in at hell o'clock in the morning on a week day and didn't want to cause my relatives issues. I organised a local mobile connection and broadband, then strolled around the CBD looking at the differences between Perth and Auckland. There are a lot of them. While it has a...
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I fly out to Auckland tonight *bouncy*
It's been one of those weeks. On Wednesday, I spent an hour recovering from 3PM onwards from a dizzy spell. It was a nasty thing my eyes were reacting to it, it's what they mean when they say "vision is swimming". You can't walk, you can barely crawl and it takes a while after being able to stagger to be able to drive. It may...
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When you get a days notice that a manager is going on holidays and wants 25 hours of work done in two working days (it got done in three working days with 4 hours on the weekend)
Booked my flights to and from New Zealand. I briefly considered not paying for "Premium Economy" seats as it adds 40% to the price however Economy is frustrating and I have to worry about DVT. Now I have to convince relatives to put me up for a month. The reason for going isn't sightseeing, it's about reconnecting with all of my cousins and extended family.
Cherries! I find it so amusing when I introduce people to real cherries, when they'd only been exposed to Glacé Cherries before. I, personally love the sweet, tart taste of a good ripe cherry. It usually ends up costing me $20 or $30 though because I buy a large mass of them ;)....