Pictures of Auckland

First of all, I am sorry for not updating this blog as much as I would like. I am paying a pretty hefty fee for internet access so I have only been online a few times. In my last post I promised some pictures of Auckland so here they are.

This is a picture of Sky tower. It is the main landmark in the city. It is sort of like Seattle’s space needle but not as tall. One cool thing though is that you can go to the top, strap on a harness, and walk all the way around the tower on a catwalk. Also, if you look closely on the left hand side of the picture you will see a cable. That cable goes all the way up to the catwalk at the top of the tower. You can jump off of the tower and plummet down the cable. A second bungee/cable is hooked to your back to slow your ascent. I wanted to try it yesterday but it was too windy when I went to sign up. I will try to do it
this week.

This is a picture of the cinema at Sky city. I went to see “Eagle Eye” on IMAX. It was really good. The cinema is 9 screens on two floors. There is also an arcade, a pool hall, a game store, and three restaurants inside. The big thing here that people get when the see a movie, besides popcorn, is something called a chocotop. It is basically a two scoop version of a “Drumstick”. I didn’t try one because I had just eaten….next time.

Here is a picture of the sky line from Albert park. The park is really nice but it is up a nasty hill. The thing I am learning quickly about Auckland is that it is built on mountains. I have done a lot of uphill walking.

Here is a picture of some street art. It reminded me of Ann Arbor. It is the first one I have seen but I am keeping my eye out. There is also A LOT of graffiti around town. Some of it is really good but most of it is just tags.