Yesterday
was spent in Auckland, and overnight we've cruised to Tauranga, the
main city in the Bay of Plenty region. Actually, the port is at Mt
Maunganui, 4 kms out of town. Again, I'm availing myself of the
free internet! In the meantime, here's a report from yesterday.
After
a wander around the marina area at Auckland (coffee etc!) and
availing myself of the 30 minutes free wi-fi in the area, I set off
to walk to the Parnell Road area. I'd heard of this but had not
previously been here. Quite a few interesting shops for those that
way inclined, but what swept me off my feet was the Holy Trinity
Cathedral complex (Anglican), consisting of St Mary's Church (a great
Gothic revival timber building) and a relatively recent , modern
cathedral with some most impressive modern stained glass and a nice
ambiance (although an appeal is being run at present to raise funds
for enhancements).
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Women's suffrage window |
After
that I walked through the Auckland domain, which has some pleasant
forest walks, past the Auckland War Memorial museum to return to
town. I baulked at paying the admission fee of $25 for the museum,
as the afternoon was getting on – and I wasn't impressed by the
fact that the charge is levied only on people who don't have a New
Zealand address (if you do, you're only asked for a donation)!
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