The moment I walked off the P & O Pacific Sun cruise ship at Princes Wharf I was impressed by the impressive city scape that rose above me. Of course, the first thing that you notice is the Sky Tower located on Queen Street, just a few blocks up Queen street from the waterfront. The
Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in Auckland. It is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast,
making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to its shape and height, especially when compared to the next tallest buildings, it has become an iconic structure in Auckland's skyline.
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| Auckland skyline with Sky Tower in the middle. |
The city streets in Auckland are filled with pedestrians, cars and other vehicles like any other large city, but the traffic seems more civilized and orderly to me, despite the fact that they drive on left side of the road (opposite to that of the United States). Pedestrians also cross intersections on the diagonal in addition to straight across (picture a square with an "x" inside of it). It looks and feels like utter chaos at first, but is kind of cool once you get accustomed to it.
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| Sky Tower from downtown Auckland |
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| Sky Tower in Auckland, NZ |
I was there in what was the southern hemisphere's late summer/early fall. As you can see from the picture below, it can be absolutely beautiful with brilliant sunshine and visibility extending for miles. This day had perfect weather and I took advantage of it by going on a very long walk along the waterfront and marina.
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| Auckland from the inner harbour. | | | | | |
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| Large tree in Albert Park - Auckland |
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Finally, I have to say a word about the coffee situation in Auckland. It's really hard to find regular brewed coffee, what they do is brew a shot of espresso and then add hot water to it like an Americano. They also charge more for regular coffee than a latte or cappucino, which is kind of strange in my opinion. Other than this, I highly recommend a trip to Auckland if you are in that part of the world. It is a very progressive, cosmopolitan and interesting city with a great diversity of people. Enjoyed myself immensely there.
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