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Published: January 14th 2013
We spent the first six days of our adventure in Auckland, including New Years Eve. We spent it with John and Andrea (Annie's brother and his wife) who were on holiday there too from Perth. Andrea is originally from New Zealand and her family still live in Auckland.
The Waldorf serviced apartments were in a great location in the city centre near the famous Queens Street and the ferry terminal. The apartment came with a fully equipped kitchen, seperate bathroom and seperate bedroom with a balcony overlooking the city. Amazing value too!
News Years eve in Auckland was always going to be special and we caught a ferry early that morning to Waiheke Island which is about 45mins away from downtown Auckland. It is a beautiful, traditional little Island with olde world bungalows and a peaceful atmosphere. We had great weather and spent time on the beach and wine tasting!
That evening we returned to the apartment and then met up with John and Andrea and her family at a restaurant in the viaduct harbour area of central Auckland. The fireworks at midnight from the sky tower were impressive.
On New Years day we went for a
New Years Eve
New Years Eve in Auckland, waiting for the fireworks!picnic on Piha beach with Andrea's family.. very strange feeling in the hot sun on a beautiful surfers beach on New Years Day. The beach is unusual because of the black sand caused by a high iron content.
The next few days were spent around Auckland and visits to local beaches, Devonport and walking around Auckland.
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