Leaving Auckland

A Room With a View

I am leaving Auckland in 2 days to travel around the country.  I hope to resume blogging but felt that living in Auckland was more like real life and not traveling, so I did not have the yen to blog.  Auckland is not an incredibly cosmopolitan city and is a bit generic.  I really like the parks here a lot and the birds have a beautiful song.  There is always a breeze in New Zealand and the clouds are fluffy and the Sky is a beautiful blue.

The picture you see is a view from my apartment.  I have a one bedroom apartment that is clean, simple and modern and a good value.  The view as you can see is amazing.


There are so many Asian people where I live, that you would think that you were in an Asian country.  Mostly Chinese and Koreans.  The signs on so many shops, you find are in Chinese and Korean.  One great thing about Auckland is the abundance of cheap and good Asian food.  For $12 New Zealand, which is less than $10 US, you can get a huge Korean meal and this includes tip and tax.  There is no tipping in New Zealand, and tax is usually included.

The other thing that is a good value is massage.  They have a few places that give incredible foot massages.  Other things can be very expensive, like clothes.  People here can be very friendly and helpful but not everyone.  One crazy thing is that a couple people have told me that they really like my accent and to listen to me talk.  It is a bit like bizarro world.  Another crazy thing is a lot of people say thank you when they get off the bus.  Just like in New York.

I have been working with a trainer-physioligist and we are working on balancing my yin and yang.  For anyone that does not know what that is, it is the basic Chinese philosophy of balancing opposites.  Tomorrow we are going to make a video of all the exercises he has given me.

I did eat at probably the only kosher restaurant here and have bumped into a few Jewish people and Israelis, "wherever you go there is always someone........."

Well back to traveling on Wednesday and taking more pictures.