Back to Auckland

February 15 saw us going back into Auckland for a few nights. Our house in Waiheke had been rented out for this weekend before we booked it for six months, so we vacated for a couple of days to let the landlady keep her commitments. So, first we had a wonderful ferry ride over.



Mike spent much of the 16th at Genuine Vehicle Imports, where he did buy a car at last, a 2.5l, V6 Misubishi Legnum, pictures of which will certainly appear soon. Ilona and Alexander wandered about Auckland, taking pictures of some of the interesting buildings around. Auckland is a mix of old and new (with really a bit too much from the 70s and 80s making parts of the city look somewhat generic). They finished the day at the Auckland Library.

That night, we finally had a babysitter for the first time (thanks Joanne!), so we had a very nice dinner at the oh-so-trendy Viaduct Harbor, before retiring to a bar that is becoming a favorite of ours (Mike, especially), the Shakespeare Brewery Tavern, previously seen in this picture.