Mordor

On the way to Wellington, we were driving on the Desert Road through Mordor, or rather where the Mordor scenes in The Lord of the Rings were shot. I think that I've seen at least a rainbow a day since I arrived in NZ, but it has actually only rained one night. As if it was hesitating to rain.

Wellington

June 7th 2007
Hello! Now in Wellington for a few days. Although very windy and something like 4 times smaller than Auckland, I found Wellington much more enjoyable and lively than Auckland (everyone will agree with that, except Aucklanders I was told), with lots of restaurants and cafes, nothing like Canberra. I shared a dorm with Katharina, Tim and Guillaume, and we had our own ensuite bathroom - a real nice ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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