Day at the Museum

Auckland - The last hurrah

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July 11th 2011
July 11th. The latest I have slept all vacation. A late 7:30 this morning. No big plans for the day so a late start. Suppose to rain all day according to the weatherman. But just like back home they are wrong. The day is just beautiful and not a drop all day. I walk to the Auckland Museum about 15-20 minute trip across the Grafton Street Bridge. The Museum is a very large building and i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

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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