Auckland

Auckland Sky Tower

After what felt like too long being static in Christchurch, Easter break finally arrived and it was time for another adventure. Drea, Kelsey and I flew up to Auckland on April 24th and spent the day exploring the city. Unfortunately for us, Easter Sunday is not a very exciting day in a city. Needless to say we got pretty bored and ended up seeing an IMAX movie, but not before I tried on a leather jacket in one of the few stores that was open, which turned out to cost an incredible $1500!!! It was made from BABY LAMB wool and skin, and apparently not that many baby lambs die each year, resulting in the outrageous cost.

We went out for dinner after the movie (lucky for us most restaurants were open so we had a lot of choice). We chose a restaurant called Buffalo which had great food but very poor ambiance - conveniently there was good music at the restaurant next door so we tuned out our place's pop beats and listened to the Spanish guitarist instead. I decided to put being a vegetarian on a bit of a hold (sorry Mar) and celebrate Easter with lamb shanks and mashed potatoes - thought about my dad while eating them, hope you're proud! It was absolutely delicious.

In Albert Park

We spent the night at a hostel and got up early the next morning for our bus ride which would be taking us up north (remember, Northern Hemisphere inhabitants, that heading north in NZ means getting warmer!).