Our next port of call was Isite , where we booked a shuttle to take us from the Railway Station at Auckland to the airport - an hour' s journey.
Subsequently, we visited Civic Square, it is such a beautiful concept:
The Old Library now The Art Museum
The modern Library.
and
The Civic Offices
We entered the library- what an impressive place - three floors beautifully laid out with plenty of seating - from cosy arm chairs to desks with internet access.
The Mezzanine entrance was guarded by a sculpture made from a World War 1 tank that took part in the Battle of the Somme.
The Kiwis lost heavily in the two WWs and continue to remember their dead. In each and every town is a memorial inscribed with the names of those who died in the service of their country.
We quittedthe Library and went to visit the former bank now arcades of specialist shops.
I then wished to get z last view of Wellington Harbour. The harbour was deserted as the wind was blowing s gale - not unusual in our experience of Wellington.
The waterfront has been transformed as the old warehouses have been converted sympathetically into apartments, restaurants ( it is said Wellington has more restaurants per head of population than NYC) and shops.
Along the harbour are plaques commemorating various facets of NZ history, including a plaque commemorating the Irish contribution to Wellington.
On I ploughed , holding the railing in case Mary Poppins like I rose into the sky!!
All the shops were closed and the restaurants wore an abandoned aspect.
I arrived at Te Papa and from there retraced my steps back over the unusual bridge
that crosses the motorway and into the Civic Square again From there I returned to the hotel.
With a 755am start tomorrow, we're eating locally tonight - back to the Belgium pub we ate in on the first night here.......
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