Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Auckland

 
The city of sails. Despite being the largest city (about a third of NZ's total population) , it doesn't feel all that big - just really sprawling.
It has a compact downtown. Mostly centered in Queen Street. The rest is very green ,clean and suburban, with the added charm of hills everywhere.

 

 

Art in the Dark - Western Park











Queen street
Mt.Eden crater

Auckland Museum
Aotea Square

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