I'm back in Auckland now, before going on to Coromandel tomorrow. The drive down from Paihia was fine (no games, yeah!) and we did go through great "Lord of the Rings"-like forests (if you look at the people at the bottom of the tree you get an idea of its size).Then we arrived back here, and I checked into my new room - which has no windows! But of course it has a grotty carpet (why, why, why do they put carpets in hostels - I really don't get it - it is so disgusting? It must be something to do with the Queen, though, because it seems to be a thing in the Commonwealth nations) I didn't have a great night, I can tell you that. And I get to spend another night there, great! But I did have a good afternoon anyway, sitting in sunny Albert Park and then walking to the Parnell area (it's just a road, really, but I like it a lot and had a delicious Indian dinner. Then I went to see the new James Bond - I wasn't all that impressed, really. I might be getting too old for this, because most of the action scenes went so fast I couldn't tell which were the good and which the bad guys. And that really takes the fun out of the whole thing. By the way, on the plane I saw a movie that I absolutely loved: "In Bruges". Highly recommended (lots of black humor).
This morning I went around the Ponsonby area, which seemed a bit like the Kollwitz-Kietz of Auckland (the Berliners will understand what I mean by that: Nice-looking buildings, a mix of posh and alternative, with lots of stroller mums walking around drinking lattes. I liked it and had a great chai latte (I think that's allowed, even if you don't have a baby with you) at the Bliss cafe.
So, now that I escaped the midday sun, I'll venture out again and probably have another look at Devonport (und werde es von Manuela gruessen ;-))
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Hej Meike,
I have really appreciated the translation in german from the last post! Definitively computers won't replace humans!
That's nice to follow you in the Magic experience! You made me laugh with your carpet story: I don't like carpets in the hotel as well!!
Please post some photos we can dream of.. and tell us who are the other travellers in the adventure!
Viele liebe grüsse von einer half sonnig half wolkig Schweiz.
Cécile
Hi Meike,
That´s the one - O Calcutta - the best Indian meal I ever had! Don´t worry about the games. Just ignore them and they´ll stop. Unfortunately the same doesn´t apply to grotty carpets ......
K.
Yep-on the movies-the James Bonehead--I mean James Bond was back to the typical quality of previous episodes, only faster. I notice that's a new technique. They do confusing camerawork with fast movement, flashing lights and many cuts with position changes--they seem to be saying, "look, it's so incredibly fast and flashy and cool that it's beyond you. BELIEVE US, IT'S AWESOME." and In Bruges, also agreed. Dark, bitter fun, like good chocolate.
-Joe
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