There's much lounging around the worlds funkiest house in general at the moment because from Wednesday morning we're on an unmerciful drive south. Plus the jetlag needs to be overcome, cars need to be rented, phone's need to be localized and most importantly, family ties need to be re-inforced. That said, we are getting out and about some bit and yesterday we made off the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere.
The view over Auckland gives you a great sense of the place. It's a relaxed, properly modern city. Everything runs well and stress seems in short supply. It's the equivalent of September over here as the schools just started back after the summer break, ending in January. It is a very busy time for the tourist trade, but that said, we've had no problem getting around the place and all the people are lovely to deal with.
Prices are about equivalent to Ireland, with obvious outliers (video games are ridiculously expensive, petrol not as much as home). The news features regular reports from Europe and especially England, which is interesting given New Zealand's proximity to the major Asian countries. The similarities to home are sometimes even weird, as the Sky box remote is the exact same as the thing sitting on our coffee table 12000 miles away. I'm gathering more of an impression of the place all the time, but intitially it's obviously a big thumbs up.
We're off to do a bit of shopping and prepare for the first leg in the mad dash south tomorrow. Our rental car is an absolute tin can.
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