Right around the world!
Trip Start
Sep 03, 2011
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Trip End
Dec 31, 2011
Where I stayed
Ascot Epsom Motel
What I did
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Thursday, November 3, 2011
After a refreshing nap at our hotel, we visited the nearby Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was right next to the old wooden cathedral (which they apparently moved so they could build the new one - apparently it's common to move whole buildings in NZ!). The lectern was made by the famous 'Mouseman' furniture maker from the UK and we spotted the trademark mouse. Half of the new cathedral was made of stone and in the style of Guildford cathedral, but 10 years ago they completed it with a modern half. It had very interesting stained glass windows and a ceiling in the style of a Maori meeting house.
We visited Aukland museum, which was similar to the British Museum, although they obviously had loads of Maori exhibits, including a gigantic war canoe and full size meeting house. I looked around the natural history exhibits while Dominic went off to the war section, with GI Joe!
We were lucky that the weather was beautiful - it's very strange to suddenly be in Spring!
