Oh and please say hi to Miffy, who's now happily sitting on my desk in his protective plastic gear:



Wellington!!

Surrounded by water like most major NZ cities, there is some nice scenery to behold in Wellington. The lake area reminds me a bit of Geneva. We also drove up one of the hills, and followed a hidden track we discovered where we enjoyed some nice views.








Desperately trying to keep my hair down in the wind







Wellington is very compact and it is very easy to walk everywhere. It’s no more than 30 minutes to walk from one end of town to the other. The InterContinental is located within a 10 minute walk to attractions like Parliament House, the lake, Courtenay Place (street full of eating and drinking places), Cuba St (nightlife).

Like Auckland, I love Wellington for its chic and stylish ways. Such a great emphasis is placed on clean line modern interior designs.

Wellington instantly joined my list of great coffee cities the moment I tasted a brew, alongside Melbourne, Paris, Perth and Auckland. There are apparently more coffee shops per head in Welly than in New York City. Coffee was very well made, and almost everyone made my soy lattes using bon soy – the only type of soy milk that froths properly.

Nightlife here was awesome. It doesn’t compare to bigger cities in volume, but everything is pretty compact which heightens the atmosphere. One of the clubs we went to opened and was busy all the way through closing at 0800.



Didn’t get to shop much, but I did manage to grab some stuff from a store of Kiwi designer Keith Matheson. Besides being my namesake, Keith is a most talented designer because there’s always something that suits everyone.

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