Friday, August 15, 2014

15 Aug 2014 - Discover Auckland

Our walk in Auckland started with breakfast near our hotel.
 

 
Mocha cost NZ 4.20

 
Big breakfast cost NZ 9.50
 

 
Read on the internet and we followed the "Coast to coast" walk. It was a long walk.
 
Albert Park




 
Auckland Domain



 
Wintergarden pavillion




































 
Outhwaite Park


 
Mt Eden (Maungawhau)
Tiring to walk up slope to Mt Eden
But it was nice to be up at Mt Eden.













 
After Mount Eden, We actually lost our way to One Tree Hill. We could not locate the road on our map and we did not want to go back uphill. We then asked around.
I think it was very far as one of the guy whom we asked, like laughing at us when he show us the way via Google map. Maybe he thought that we were crazy to walk instead of driving a car?
Another person we asked said that we could take a bus. We didn't, we walked instead.
It was too far.
 
We asked many people, but they were very kind to assist =)
 
We actually took shortcut from one of the small lane. Not sure where. It lead to Cornwell park.
 
↓ On the way to One Tree Hill
 
 




 
↓ One Tree Hill from far

 
↓ While taking shortcut, Cornwell Park

 
↓ One Tree Hill
We did not walk up the hill, it was actually easier than Mt Eden. We were just too tired after walking so long.


 
↓ Cornwell park, Twin Oaks Drive
Actually good for a run, One round of One Tree Hill I think.

 
Cornwell park was huge. We walked quite long to get out of the park.



 
We walked for hours?
Head out for breakfast around 10 30am, walked non stop.
Out of Cornwell park, located bus stop at 4.45pm, took bus 392 to Queens Street at 5.22pm, yes after asking around again.
 
When we reached queen street. I went looking for Chinese restaurant so that i could have some soupy noodles as it was so cold

Found 1 chinese restaurant. It was actually a Buffet steamboat buffet restaurant! If I were with mum, we would sure take the steamboat buffet. Chong told me that she was not hungry!
We only ate breakfast and she told me she was not hungry.

I ordered curry roasted pork and chicken noodle.  

After that, went supermarket, bought some cookie for breakfast and went back hotel.
 
↓ Our Dinner

 
Curry roasted pork and chicken noodle, NZ 10.50