| Log In | Sign In

Travel Blog » Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central » Blogs » 50. January: Turning over a new fern...

50. January: Turning over a new fern

 « Previous Entry
Next Entry »
 

Advertisement
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central
January 31st 2009
Published: March 15th 2009
Edit Blog Post
(N) On the deck aboard a boat in Sydney Harbour, I wasn’t aware of the countdown to midnight but suddenly Paula saw the numbers being projected onto the stout bridge supports. Fireworks exploded all around the harbour and the opera house, and finally the bridge itself went up in a shower of golden lights, the result of a $5m (£2.5m) spend on more than 11,000 shells, witnessed by around 1.5m peo... Read Full Entry



Photos are below
Photos: 47, Displayed: 21


Advertisement
Comment Message
Paula & Nick Rowlands
Charmita and Olarse
Charmita and Olarse
Paula - Here we are fulfilling a long-held dream of travelling the planet. Through our travelblog have fun joining us along the way! Nick - these are a couple of quotations that I picked up along the way: "In German, there is a word, Kunstlerschuld, which means "artist's guilt", the emotion a painter feels over his frivolity in a world in which people work in a rut that makes them gloomy. Perhaps there is also a sort of traveler's guilt, from being self-contained, s... full info
Blog Options
Top PhotosBlog Map

Print Version
[blog=367927][blogger=35406]


Wellington harbour view from the planeWellington harbour view from the plane
Wellington harbour view from the plane
Orewa beachOrewa beach
Orewa beach
North Shore, Auckland
Puhoi libraryPuhoi library
Puhoi library
Service noticeService notice
Service notice
Puhoi Hotel Pub
Afternoon tea in Puhoi CottageAfternoon tea in Puhoi Cottage
Afternoon tea in Puhoi Cottage
Quoted outside as "The best scones south of Devon"



25th March 2013
No, not roast kiwi birds, just NZ roast dinners

Null
non-member comment

Kiwi Birds
According to Aboriginals in New Zealand, who attempted to eat a Kiwi Bird, they simply do not have enough meat. The California Quails would be considered a "Feast" compared to what the Kiwi has to offer. It's not worth trying to eat the endangered critters.

Travel Blog » Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central » Blogs » 50. January: Turning over a new fern...
Tot: 0.065s; Tpl: 0.008s; cc: 14; qc: 27; dbt: 0.0304s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb

Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved

Do not copy images or text from this page without requesting and receiving permission. All rights are reserved by the author and photographer.

Contact Paula & Nick Rowlands (Charmita and Olarse) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.