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March 2nd 2013

Published: March 9th 2013

Alrighty then! So I'm starting a travelblog, so that I can keep both the people on facebook as well as the hardcore non-FBers informed...and I'm doing it in english because of the non-dutch part of the FB group 😊 So, where do I start? At the night before my flight on February the 28th, in which I skipped sleep on purpose, and only started packing at 1 AM because I'm me (and ha... Read Full Entry

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The Hilton had some interesting architecture.

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The marina had this...odd ship.

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This was the ship that NZ used to challenge the [forgot which American club] for the American Cup with. The made the fastest single-hulled sailing ship of this size category ever. The opposition responded with a faster catamaran. Lawsuits about the spirit of the race followed.

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Some interesting buildings at the waterfront combined. I liked the small shop with the grass roof the most of course.

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Auckland revamped it's waterfront for the Rugby cup a few years ago. I tried to capture the weird combo of plantings, art and ongoing industry.

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Auckland is know as the City of Sails, because it has about 135 000 yachts and launches (motorboats).

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This is an electrical orchestra in a container. If you pull the strings on the right, a beat starts playing, and if you pull or twist the other cables the music 'morphed'. Pretty awesome.