What a day!!
After a splendid breakfast we did a little bit of shopping near the harbor and Thelma bought a great hat. When the blustery wind proved too much for Thelma we took her back to the hotel for some more R&R. After that, Georg and I went to a "hole-in-the-wall" food court and had some "authentic" Thai food, then caught a taxi to the Auckland Museum.
The museum was really cool, even for Tom. The Maori cultural artifacts were amazing especially the "2x4 over the head variety" namely a war canoe that was 25 meters long carved out of a single tree with some very exacting adze work. Naturally Georganna found quilts, while Tom passed them by without notice. While on the drive up to the museum the taxi driver suggested we check out a greenhouse sort of place he called the "wintergarden". So after the museum we did. OMG it was incredible!!! This place is a conservatory for flora from all area of the world. It even had something called a "fernery". We took some photos and we are posting two of them here. We pass through here again in a few days, and we will make sure that Thelma sees the wintergarden as well.
After a taxi ride home and a brief nap, the three of us went to dinner at a upscale Thai restaurant attached to the hotel. So far the food has been excellent if a bit pricey, yet at the same time we have only experienced the bigger city and airport dining choices.
Tomorrow we head north to the Bay of Islands for two nights. Namely we will be in a town called Paihia for those of you who want to look on a map to follow our progress.
2 comments:
Hi Guys,
It sounds like you are having a great time! We are enjoying reading about your adventures and looking at the pictures. It is good to know that you were not affected by the earthquake.
What's the deal with all the Thai food? Shouldn't you be eating wallabies or some other sort of marsupial? Glad Grandma's doing okay!
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