Recently I had the privilege of spending a couple of nights in Wellington. Understand, the last time I was there I couldn't breathe on my way to the plane because the wind was so hard on my face. So, when I got off the plane and discovered that the water from the Cook Strait was hitting the rocks and going straight up and I was struggling to breathe, I was in no way surprised.
What did surprise me was waking up the next morning to the most beautiful day I have ever spent in Wellington. The sky was an amazing shade of bright blue, the water was like a mirror and I was warm! I spent most of the day on the waterfront, checking out the NZ Art Exhibition (amazing) and then on to Te Papa and the local markets. Wellington really does have a lot to offer to the traveller, almost everything is in walking distance and even if it is not you can catch a train or bus to where you want to go. Considering we were in the centre of the city there was a surprising amount of fresh air and green spaces.
Other places close that are well worth visiting are the Weta Workshop (film specialists behind Lord of the Rings and Avatar), Island Bay Marine Education Centre, Waikanae.
I can recommend Courtney Place and Cuba Street to find any sort of food you like, and a lively atmosphere that I am told is lively 7 days a week. The most surprising place we visited was a lounge bar called "The Library". Besides the books of the wall there was a great atmosphere and surprisingly good food, can recommend dessert, the Chocolate one is divine. Now back to life as I know it.... dreaming of my next visit... (which just happens to be in two weeks).
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