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April 30, 2009

Travel

A Wellington Trip

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Thursday Thirteen

I mentioned last week that I was off to Wellington. I’m posting photos this week.

1. We left from Auckland Airport.

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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.

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4. There were great views out over the harbor.

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5. It’s autumn here in New Zealand and the trees are changing color.

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6. It was ANZAC day and there were wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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7. We had dinner at the Backbencher pub, which is opposite our Parliament. Very yummy food.

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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)

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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.

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10. This is the Buzzy Bee. Buzzy Bee is a well known childrens’ toy and is considered a NZ icon.

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11. This is me at the rugby stadium, also known as the CakeTin.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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26 Comments

  1. Kaye Manro
    Kaye Manro on April 30, 2009 at 3:06 am

    Hi Shelley– so glad you are sharing your holiday! I dearly love Monet. And what an interesting trip. I wait to see the next stops and pics!

  3. Stephanie Adkins
    Stephanie Adkins on April 30, 2009 at 4:56 am

    Awesome pictures, Shelley! Looks like you had a wonderful time. :) Happy Thursday! *Hugs*

  4. Ms Menozzi
    Ms Menozzi on April 30, 2009 at 5:48 am

    Great pics! And I love the Buzzy Bee (and whoa! You have a Bunny Street? Cool!) and the Rugby stadium. Can’t imagine why… Heh.

    Happy TT!

    Ciao!

  5. Roberta Harwell
    Roberta Harwell on April 30, 2009 at 5:56 am

    Loved the pictures. Keep them coming. Have a great day.

  6. Voronda
    Voronda on April 30, 2009 at 6:13 am

    Wow, awsome pics…..

  7. Ella
    Ella on April 30, 2009 at 6:33 am

    We went to New Zealand for our honeymoon, and I thought Wellington was absolutely gorgeous. What I remember most was trying to drive on those steep hills. Worse than San Francisco! Loved the pics!

  8. Karen Erickson
    Karen Erickson on April 30, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Oh I’m jealous. So fun! Love the pix.

  9. Adelle Laudan
    Adelle Laudan on April 30, 2009 at 7:00 am

    I love being able to travel with you since you have the freedom to do so, and I don’t lol
    Great pics. HappyT13!

  10. Debra Kayn
    Debra Kayn on April 30, 2009 at 7:18 am

    Great pictures! Everything you showed is new to me, and looks like a blast. I love the pic of you at the stadium…very cool. The cable car looks fun, and also way up in the air, lol. (Can you tell I live way out in the country with nothing like that?)

    Have fun, and I can’t wait for more pictures.

  11. Lucinda
    Lucinda on April 30, 2009 at 7:18 am

    Have a safe trip. Can’t wait to the see the pictures.

  12. Alice Audrey
    Alice Audrey on April 30, 2009 at 7:46 am

    Squeee! Photos! Thank you. Good ones, too, except maybe that colossal squid. Geh! Not your fault, just that the billboard made it look like a mutant.

  14. Susan Helene Gottfried
    Susan Helene Gottfried on April 30, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Travel safe and bring back more of these awesome pictures, lady!

  15. angela
    angela on April 30, 2009 at 8:48 am

    thanks for sharing such great pictures

  16. Heather
    Heather on April 30, 2009 at 9:51 am

    Awesome pics, Shelley. Thanks for sharing some of your trip with us!

  17. Brenda ND
    Brenda ND on April 30, 2009 at 11:08 am

    :grin: It looks like you had a great time! Happy TT!

  18. Kate Willoughby
    Kate Willoughby on April 30, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Looks like a FANTASTIC place to visit. Thanks for sharing your pix!!!

  19. Krissy
    Krissy on April 30, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    Looks like you had fun. Happy Thursday and thanks for sharing!

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  20. R.J. Lebeau
    R.J. Lebeau on April 30, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Nice pictures! Looking forward to the next set.

  22. Janice~
    Janice~ on April 30, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    What a great trip and lots of wonderful pictures. I love the part where the kids shriek at the wind turbulence. At least someone likes them, lol.

    Happy TT.

    Janice~

  23. Lanie Fuller
    Lanie Fuller on April 30, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    Great pictures! Hope the day was good. Hope tomorrow (er, today for you?) is great as well!

  24. Jamie
    Jamie on April 30, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Great pictures. Hope the rest of your trip is fun.

  25. Elise Logan
    Elise Logan on April 30, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    love the pics, though the squid is a little odd.

    Have a fab time. I’ll watch LotR and think of you.

    E

  26. Colleen Love
    Colleen Love on May 2, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Hi Shelley!
    I love that you post photos of your adventures! I feel like I’m part of your world! :)

    It will be fun to keep up with you! :)

    C~