we actually flew into the city of wellington on the north island, before heading south for the queen charlotte track, and spent our first two days in this small capital. it's a lovely city that we could actually see ourselves living in. it has a good mix of cosmopolitan appeal with great cafes and bars and charming architecture, and a laid back feel with many of its residents walking around bare foot - a kiwi thing we've been told. it also has a pristine harbour, nice beaches, an awesome botanical garden, and beautiful rolling green hills surrounding the city. it kind of reminded us of cambridge, but plopped in an amazing landscape setting. they call it the "windy city" and we were even warned about flying into it as allegedly pilots need special licenses to be able to fly a plane into wellington airport. but i guess we were lucky as we had warm and tame weather while there. we also had a great extended lunch, before catching our ferry south, at a cafe called FLORIDITAS where many glasses of new zealand gewurztraminer (who knew) were drunk. anyway, here's a bit of our time there...
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Ohhh that last shot gives me the hunger!
Ahhh NZ- how lovely.
I really like the pale seaside colors of those houses. And that looks like a great cafe- I would love to have one of those cool retro lamps in my apartment. -X
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