`Auckland - City of Sails` (makes sense-lots of boats by the sea etc.) or as the new slogan is `Auckland the Big Little City`. People get paid good money to come up with this nonsense.
Anyway it is a nice city to arrive at by boat. Central Auckland at night is full of idiots in cars with no bonnets who think its cool to rev their car engines alot and suffocate anyone in the local area. Having said that had a pretty good coupla days. It was Auckland anniversary weekend so they had fireworks at the harbour and Helen Clarke was on the Spirit of New Zealand a big old clipper ship and there was also a more traditional Maori vessel. She said that this was the weekend `when Auckland meets Rio` which seemed a little optimistic. I`ve seen the Rio carnival on telly and well...The fireworks were pretty impressive to be fair though. Next day met up with my dad`s partner Karen`s step-son (complicated enough for you?) Marcus and his partner Ana who made me a really nice lunch and then we went to the beach on the North Shore which looks out at Rangitoto Island. In the evening went to see the new Ang Lee film `Lust Caution` which was obviously great. Very sad.
Auckland Int. YHA nice and calm in the centre of the city
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