Today we left Melbourne to embark on a three and a half hour flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is located on the northern island of New Zealand and is the largest city in the country, although it is not the capital (Wellington, also in the north island is the capital). Auckland is two time zones ahead of Melbourne and Sydney, putting me at a grand total of nineteen hours ahead of Central Time back in America. I’m nearly a full day ahead of you guys reading this blog! (This is assuming you live in the beautiful areas of middle Tennessee, western Kentucky, or eastern Alabama, 99.9% of my readership.)
Upon our arrival it was already nearly 5 o’clock in Auckland which did not leave a wealth of time to get any real exploration done. We checked in to our new hotel, the Waldorf Hotel (not quite the Waldorf-Astoria) located in northern Auckland. The hotel is even a step up from our past three, providing a tasty free breakfast of Muesli and fresh peaches every morning, as well as a balcony and two bedrooms.
After checking in we headed to the War Memorial site a few blocks from our hotel. There is a museum of New Zealand culture at this site, including many exhibits from the native Maori culture that we will see tomorrow.
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| Giant Tree |
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| Maori Museum |
After a brief exploration around the park the memorial is in, we headed to a strip of restaurants on Karangahape street (any thoughts on that pronunciation?) and settled on a kebab dinner from a local Turkish restaurant.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
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