bruary 23 - Auckland, New Zealand
Day 2 in Auckland. We had a tour that started about 9:00 am so no visit to the fitness center for me (any excuse will do.) We were a small group (arranged by Virtuoso Voyages, a perk from our travel agent) of about 20 on a big, comfortable bus. We toured around the affluent neighborhoods of Auckland with houses in the millions of dollars range, and made stops at the lovely rose garden public park and Bastion Point for views of Auckland. Must say, some of the affluent homes are very odd architecturally. There were all sorts of styles from very old to very modern and they didn't all work together. Next we returned to the War Memorial Museum, the scene of our dinner last night. We were given a private tour in smaller groups which was very nice. As with almost all museums, the accoustics are terrible with all of the echoing so being a small group was a necessity. It is a lovely museum and we could easily have spent a day there. But...