FIJI, a paradise if you love water, sun and heat

3/12/2008

Takapuna Market, Auckland New Zealand,Saturday morning

Rather early we went to the Takapuna Market. As all other markets it had a bit of everything. Something good to eat, fun stuff to see, clothes and leggings, crap, souvenirs and odd things!!

Yes , also CHEAP like here, capsicums....$1.00 for a whole bag...!! DIRT CHEAP!!!!

We bought some stuff too!!

Peter and Jo

Not too much chocholate....

Yammie this too....

No, I don't eat this stuff.....

Both flea market bargains and JUNK!!

Something for the ladies

Nice legg(-ing)s

Souvenirs

And all the beautiful flowers.....

and other stuff

It's not just people out there....

Jo found a dog to talk to....

Wonder what's so yammie!!!

....and others you have to watch out for

3/08/2008

My first walk downtown, Auckland, New Zealand

Just did 3 hrs on Queenstreet...it should take longer....but ...hard to make up your mind of where to go. Shopping? None! Like I said hard to know where you're going. Plenty to choose from. BUT I did find the #1 shoe warehouse. Too much to choose from , just made it all hard to make any decitions other than -DON"T GET ANY!"

However a paradise if you have a shoefetisch...like me.

Have come back for Albert street in a few days.....

Started at the market...

Had a look around

Moved on to Queens street..to see what I could find..

Found "da bus"..didnt take it

Reminds me of my daughter, Emma Valli, a Valli girl

Reminds me of a friend in Vallentuna, Sweden, Kikki

There's some lazy labours here as well or are they just waiting for orders?

Just a thing

Found the tower...didn't get any closer than this....

could't fit in the picture otherwise

A familiar restaurant...yes we have it in Fiji...Daikoku

Wasn't keen on bungy jump either

A galleria..believe me, there's one or more in each block!

Wouldn't know where to go.

But they look nice.

A sidestreet ...

Another sidestreet

Another Galleria....very nice, too

Towards the end of Queens street I turn back to where I started...

And Peter is waiting for me there to take me home. Thanx Pete!

A walk in Burkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand

A 4 hour walk in the little small town Birkenhead. What hit me most is the ressemblance mix of a bit of Sweden and a bit of the Pacifics. It was no more than max. 19 degrees when I arrived on March 4. The very next day no more than 20 degrees, cloudy and a few showers. Freezing a lot in the beginning but getting used to the climate chnage slowly and to put my jeans on. It feels rather nice to be in a civilized country but I do long back to Fiji, the heat and to my partner Tony there.

Some pictures from my accommodation and my walk........

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