Overlooking Wellington with Arne

Wellington

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November 17th 2005
We flew from Auckland to Wellington this morning and had a free day to explore. We started out with lunch and a bit of shopping. For lunch, the hotel clerk recommended Cuba Street if we wanted something “funky” and that sounded good. We ended up at Floridita, a restaurant with brown paisleys on the wall and our new favorite dessert - pavlova. (I also had a lamb burger with feta and hummus ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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