the "Happy Birthday" cake

Day 18 (28 July) Don's birthday

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July 28th 2014
We started the day with the usual tradition of doing the washing on Don's birthday. We went down to breakfast and I noticed for the first time that the IBM building which is next door to the hotel has an entrance to its conference centre on the premises. It reminded me of the Sonesta hotel in Boston. Poor Don can't escape IBM. Caroline decided that she wanted to spend some mummy and daughter ti ... 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