National Park train stop
"Vegetable" soup at National Park train stop
Train station
Top of the Spiral refers to the loop over the tracks the train traveled
Mountain at National Park
The train that pulled us.
Gorge from the train
More gorge
Deepest gorge train crossed
More gorge
Wellington from the botannical gardens
More Wellington from the gardens
More Wellington
Wellington
I'm sure he did. Actually, I think this guy was making waves as being something of a jerk.
Wellington, rugby field, and the cable car to downtown.
One of the many nice trails at the botannical gardens.
This is the view after I climbed many many stairs. (botannical gardens)
More of that view. This is the highest point in the gardens
Mushroom Madness! (gardens)
Lookout for that foot!
Overlooking the rosegardens from the herb garden
Herb garden
Rose gardens up close. It was beautiful that day.
More rose garden.
Peace garden. In the pagoda looking structure is a flame from Hiroshima. NZ is nuke free.
Two things going on here. I'm not sure that much gas is a good thing. And not brewed in Auckland, is that like "not brewed in St. Louis"? Later on I have one from Auckland.
I travel to the other side of the world to find I'm just outside of Brooklyn. At some point I saw a sign for "Bronx". Joy.
Bar Bodega closed due to a bypass (very opposed) being built. How long this building will stand is unknown.
A nice lament on the close of Bar Bodega.