I mentioned last week that I was off to Wellington. I’m posting photos this week.
1. We left from Auckland Airport.
2. It was raining in Auckland, but we had wonderful weather in Wellington. There were quite a few unaccompanied children on the flight, flying home after school holidays. They cracked me up with their shrieks of joy each time we hit turbulence.
3. We caught the cable car from the inner city to the Botanic Gardens.
4. There were great views out over the harbor.
5. It’s autumn here in New Zealand and the trees are changing color.
6. It was ANZAC day and there were wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
7. We had dinner at the Backbencher pub, which is opposite our Parliament. Very yummy food.
8. The pub is known for its caricatures of our politicians. This is Helen Clark (a recent Prime Minister) and Winston Peters (very colorful is the kindest way to describe him)
9. And this is Jenny Shipley who was the Prime Minister prior to Helen Clark. She looks remarkably like the fairy godmother from the second Shrek movie.
10. This is the Buzzy Bee. Buzzy Bee is a well known childrens’ toy and is considered a NZ icon.
11. This is me at the rugby stadium, also known as the CakeTin.
12. The next day we went to Te Papa to see the Monet exhibition. I also wanted to see the colossal squid. The squid didn’t photograph very well, but it was very interesting.
13. This is me outside Te Papa. The Monet exhibition was crowded, but very good. My favorite was the painting of Monet’s wife Camille and their child. My hubby loved the one of the Haystacks.
And that’s me for this week. I’m off to Samoa tomorrow. I hope you’ll pop back during the next few days to check out my Samoan photos.