Pictures!

Now when my wifi finally works, I can make Alina's dream come true and put a few pictures that were collected since I came to Auckland (almost 20 days ago!)
Unfortunately, my phone got broken last week and, thus, a couple of good moments shall be prevented from uploading, no well..

All my writing energy is dedicated to a resume at the moment, so don't you expect long meaningful description notes :D

p.s. dont get why editing is so poor - blogger simply hates me, i check later.

Here we go and start from around China.

Sadly indeed they didn't have a good choice of movies on board and I ended up watching "Im a legend" a few times. However, on the flight from Italy to China there was a live cam option and you could see what was happening under the plane (not much)

Half way map: Milan-Hong Kong - this is crazy

In Hong Kong facebook would not recognize my location as safe and I had to pass a test, to recognize my fb friends on random pictures. Not possible to mix Jessica with anybody else in her zombie looks))

For those who were always wondering, just like me, how Chinese keyboard looks like!

Too bad i couldnt leave the airport, mountains looked splended!

Botanic garden in Auckland. Same as in Kumpula but 500 times bigger :)

Went to check my future house and the neighborhood for the first time - around Mt Eden

The hill on the back is the actual volcano, and yep, I live in 66. 

The French cafe on the near by street and I love ugly store (love the name), Turkish kebab and an Italian restaurants. I guess I miss Erasmus :)

Muriwai beach with black volcanic sand. Saw Pacific ocean for the first time, yahooo))

I really liked the story on the rock, and you should be hopefully able to read it from the picture. Anyways, the last sentence was: Come with us as we begin to untravel some of its secrets and experience a taste of living on the edge of the wind. This is my pick up line for you, friends from Europe :)

There lives a colony of birds on Muriwai, forgot their name :)

Cruise ship from USA on a windy rainy day in the city center

Chinese market. You divide prices by 1.5 to get euros. Best blueberries, cherries and corn i have ever tried :) so yam-mi!

Orewa beach, swam in the ocean for the first time, whoop whoop

Books in the local library, you know

Surprisingly, Im having tremendous problems here finding a good natural juice. Everything just has too much sugar! And this is what they have in a juice section: egg white!!

They call local rounding system ( 3 cents would be rounded to 5, 1 to 0) - Swedish :)
Self-pay counters never work for me, have to call a shop assistant at least a million of times always.

Couldn't help admiring beautiful send sculptures at Muriwai until Borya suggested they are bird graves

Chinese comrades at the Crazy noodle restaurant

Look, who is there! Yuki the great on her release day :)

I put this house on my to buy list))

Have no idea how it works. but what ever it does - creepy fountain

Olympic house in Parnell

What I really like about NZ that they have local farms where you can buy cheese, honey and fruits. And wine, of course :)

They have tastings at farms as well. Cheese was delicious!

We went to try and buy honey that day as well. I was astonished by tastes and forgot to make pictures))

Met Roger when we lost the way..

I love local landscape: small hills and winery in the far corner

The actual winery. Im about to start liking local red wine.

There is a tradition to name public benches and tables after a person or a couple

Gay pride parade took place in Auckland first time after 12 years. Ive been in a hurry, unfortunately, and we havent seen much

 Olya at the parade

Alina, stolovka style was found in Auckland :)) those pullas tasted exactly like in the childhood!

Im having a hard time doing maths with my 5 yo friend

 Thats her, Amorita the best))

 Just to prove that im alive and should be on the pictures not ;)

Who'd guess it was even more tiring to upload pictures than to write a blog!

Have a good day Europe,
Cheers,

Elena

19.2.2013 Auckland, Mt Eden