Kia Ora from Auckland
Hello!
Yes I'm in NZ now. Ok, I'll confess as to why I'm here. I met my Hollywood agent in LA, then have flown down here to star in Peter Jackson's new film, the follow up to King Kong, King Con - gosh that extra body hair tickles.
Back in the real world, I arrived here on Monday - I never had Sunday 15th, as the international date line pinched it from me! Two people on board had no birthday this year...
Luckily (for me anyway) Devon (Kiwi friend from work) was here too (with Adi), back to see family and friends, so I got to meet some of them, and was shown around, so thanks again D!
What do I think of Auckland? The people are very friendly, the guest house Chalet Chevron (in Parnell) was excellent, and I visited a couple of great museums - MOMAT the transport and technology museum has some excellent interactive exhibits plus an interesting collection of aircraft (a Lancaster and two flying boats) plus fire engines, police cars, trams and an extensive collection of electric meters (ok I didn't spend long with the latter!).
The natural scenery is beautiful, with the harbour, hills and water, but the city itself is a bit of a sprawl, with mile after mile of low rise surburbia (according to my Rough Guide it takes up more space than London, which sounds hard to believe), the centre is a bit dull, and the whole city a bit too car dependant for my tastes, so I'm not too disappointed to head out today. New Zealand's real treasures lie elsewhere I suspect.
Having said that, I'll be back again next week, when I'll be hopefully seeing Jodene (ex Vantis Numerica), and yes Jodene, you did give me the wrong mobile number (I checked your email)!!!
Mike
Yes I'm in NZ now. Ok, I'll confess as to why I'm here. I met my Hollywood agent in LA, then have flown down here to star in Peter Jackson's new film, the follow up to King Kong, King Con - gosh that extra body hair tickles.
Back in the real world, I arrived here on Monday - I never had Sunday 15th, as the international date line pinched it from me! Two people on board had no birthday this year...
Luckily (for me anyway) Devon (Kiwi friend from work) was here too (with Adi), back to see family and friends, so I got to meet some of them, and was shown around, so thanks again D!
What do I think of Auckland? The people are very friendly, the guest house Chalet Chevron (in Parnell) was excellent, and I visited a couple of great museums - MOMAT the transport and technology museum has some excellent interactive exhibits plus an interesting collection of aircraft (a Lancaster and two flying boats) plus fire engines, police cars, trams and an extensive collection of electric meters (ok I didn't spend long with the latter!).
The natural scenery is beautiful, with the harbour, hills and water, but the city itself is a bit of a sprawl, with mile after mile of low rise surburbia (according to my Rough Guide it takes up more space than London, which sounds hard to believe), the centre is a bit dull, and the whole city a bit too car dependant for my tastes, so I'm not too disappointed to head out today. New Zealand's real treasures lie elsewhere I suspect.
Having said that, I'll be back again next week, when I'll be hopefully seeing Jodene (ex Vantis Numerica), and yes Jodene, you did give me the wrong mobile number (I checked your email)!!!
Mike
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