Elena Dementieva

Days 32-34

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January 8th 2009
Well, an interesting few days for us here. Tuesday was the day of our move into the city, to the Metropolis Apartments. It's a superb building, with some excellent accomodation, so we were a bit disappointed when we arrived and found that instead of a nice harbour view from the 25th floor, as arranged, we were offered a much inferior view of the backs of some buildings. When we saw the manager ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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