Last days in wellington

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Milika and Ido were gracious enough to host me for an entire week! It did me good to experience some real hospitality and for that I am forever grateful. Wellington is quite a nice place with the most culture I have seen so far. My last days in Wellington consisted of taking the cable car to the botanical gardens, going to a natural bird reserve with Milika. At the reserve we saw beautiful birds, eels, which were huge! And even a white Kiwi bird! . I have been really lucky with the weather so far and I haven't even gotten sunburn! I also had the best fish and chips of my life there at the Mt Vic chippery. New Zealand looks to me like it is a mix of English and heavy American influences. Coming from Japan that was kind of a surprise because I was expecting a very unique western culture, this was not the case though. The last night in Wellington I met Gareth, a kiwi. A very nice fella and we had some food and drinks. The next day I was in the bus for 12 hours and I thought I was going to die of boredom. Arriving in Auckland again made me realize how very different it is from Wellington. A good comparison would be the cultural heartland Amsterdam and the industrial city of Rotterdam. My next update will probably be about Hong Kong except if I encounter some new experiences here.

Ciao!

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