More sunshine! Quick, take a photo before it goes away!!
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Matt enjoys one of our 5 sunny days in New Zealand.
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We headed back south to Auckland, but stopped en route at the most photographed toilet in New Zealand: The Hundertwasser Toilets. These toilets, in the town of Kawikawi, were designed by the famous Austrian artist who moved to New Zealand for several decades.
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The weird entrance to the toilets.
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...and best of all, a concrete "couch" to lie on outside, while one waits for a vacant toilet stall. :)
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For our final stop on our trip, we had 2 nights in Auckland. We checked into City Garden Lodge, the former royal residence for the Queen of Tonga. Seriously.
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But like much of our luck on this trip, there was a mixup with our reservation. Instead of the snug, wood paneled room with high ceilings, we got shunted to the renovated garden shed. In the garden.
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Our garden shed-cum-room at the City Garden Lodge.
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Chilling on Lodge's patio...drinking NZ wine and playing with Matt's camera phone.
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Matt cooks up a dinner fit for a Tongan queen in the Lodge's kitchen.
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For our final day, we took a walking tour of Auckland. This was our 5th sunny day (out of 16), enjoyed at Auckland's waterfront.
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Auckland's lovely Domain Park.
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The Clock Tower at Auckland University.
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Auckland's Art Deco Civic Theater.
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The detailing on this theater is actually quite impressive, especially since the majority of Auckland is so nondescript.
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The view from the Auckland Museum's steps, overlooking the city.
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