View from Mount Eden.

Auckland Day 3

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March 14th 2013
We have gotten into a routine of having our continental breakfast in our room and then walking a short distance to catch the GREEN bus into the center of the city. Today we went on a City Highlights Tour (a lot of which we had seen on foot the day before). We went over the Harbor bridge which when it was built increased traffiic so much that there were not enough lanes. They needed to add 2 more l ... read more

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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