This weekend New Zealand celebrates the Queen’s Birthday. Interestingly it’s another weekend in every country (not that the queen would ever attend). I took the bus up to Auckland and visited one of the islands in front of the harbor. I probably wrote about it already. Auckland is not that much of a beauty, basically a smaller and poorer version of Sydney (Australia). There is quite some begging and drunks in the streets at night. It is quite unlike the rest of New Zealand (which is why most Kiwis hate Auckland if they are not from there). My hostel had no heating and windows that only kept the cold in during the day but were useless at night. So yeah, it´s not my town.
However, if you take a ferry to one the islands in front of the harbor the scene changes dramatically. Aucklanders leave the city if they want to relax. The island of Waikehe is the most popular destination. The island has almost Mediterranean climate all year and is famous for its exclusive vineyards and olive oils along with beautiful beaches. I spend a whole day there, tramping the whole island and indulging some exclusive Chardonnays in the setting sun :D.
A day worth living!
4th May 2016
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