After our adventures in the middle of the north island we headed again south to Wellington where we relished the joys of city living with walks along the river front, more than 5 hours spent at the national museum, Te Papa, with its overwhelming amount of information and really cool hands on displays (my fav was the mix your own pacific island music with your hands!), botanic gardens and bird santuaries, movies and eats, a climb to the top of Mt. victoria (oft used in LOTR shots), a tour of the beehive and parliment (p-a-parliment, parliment, parliment) trying to decipher how exactly their government system worked, and a drive around the coastline. In comparison to Auckland, Wellington is smaller, artsier, less cosmopolitan, slower paced, and fun! After 3 days of city living though we were ready
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