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Monday, March 20, 2006

weekend in auckland

i spent this past weekend in auckland, about a two hour bus ride from hamilton. my friends and i stayed in a decent though not stellar hostel right in the center of town. we arrived on st. patricks day, so no one needs it spelled out for them that there was definate drinking involved. however, due to the festive nature of the holiday, i had quite a few people buying me drinks, so money transfer was minimal. i wasn't even wearing that cleavagey of a shirt...perhaps it's my magnetic personality.

anyway, i got to see my friend JJ, who was an exchange student in Slovakia as well while i was there, and whom i got to be pretty good friends with. it was fantastic seeing her, and the overall night was pretty much a success. okay, there was a little taking in of a really bad falafel kebab that made my friend annie really sick, but the night was still good.

saturday we went on a little cruise to Waiheke Island, about 45 minutes away from Auckland. the island is GORGEOUS, as just about everything is here, i'm learning, and famous for it's wineries. we got turned away due to a closed tasting room and long wait at the first two we went to, but got an outdoor table and 4 wine tastes and a bread and dip plate for about 8 bucks, so it was a pretty good, relaxed afternoon.

the highlight of the night was the Minus 5 Degree bar (that's Celsius, so it's not as cold as one may originally think), an actual ice bar that was such a cool experience. i'll never do it again because of a bit of a hefty price tag, but as i went with a whole group of really groovy people, it was a monumental amount of fun and totally worth it. but it's a definate one time only experience...yes, i've been to an ice bar, haven't you? automatic cool points for me.

sunday we went shopping. everyone got sucked in to the cute shops along Queen Street...EXCEPT ME! granted, i saw a LOT of really cute stuff, but resisted and had the only uninjured pocket book by the time i got on the bus to hamilton. ha-freaking-ha, i win! self restraint! i possess it! who knew?

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

what a bum. how long will this 'self-restraint' last?

7:27 PM

 

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