New Zealand - Day 2
Arrived just over 24hrs ago and loving it already...
The flight over was long and tiring but the kindness of the crew and the inflight entertainment kept us going. Sinead was feeling pretty sick after the first leg but the crew were really nice (thanks Andy!) and did everything they could to make her more confortable (gave us exit row seats with extra leg room & bottled water).
Yesterday, we met up with Sinead's brother at the airport and went for some coffee to pass the time until our room at the YMCA was ready. Our room at the YMCA is really nice - ensuite bathroom, double bed, {tea,coffee,hot chocolate} making facilties and a balcony with great views of the botanic park and the mountains.
After that we went for a stroll into the city centre to get our bearings. Headed back to the YMCA for a nap (we both konked out for 2hours!) before going for dinner with Oisín and his girlfriend Justine - great food and lovely drinks at the restaurant.
Then it was back to the hostel to watch an episode of Spooks and ctch up on some much needed sleep. Woke about 5am due to the joys of jetlag but managed to get another hour or two after that... :)
This morning it was breakfast and some war driving to get online and find out who won the F1 at the weekend (Alonso won; Schumacher's engine blew; yes!) as well as catching up on some email (though my blackberry is working here).
Heading off to check out some local attractions now... later!
p.s. been trying out some of the mobile options for blogging and sending email... not much luck so far but will keep trying... WAPs seem available in most large towns/cities so it shouldn't be too bad (and hey... i'm on holiday!) :P
The flight over was long and tiring but the kindness of the crew and the inflight entertainment kept us going. Sinead was feeling pretty sick after the first leg but the crew were really nice (thanks Andy!) and did everything they could to make her more confortable (gave us exit row seats with extra leg room & bottled water).
Yesterday, we met up with Sinead's brother at the airport and went for some coffee to pass the time until our room at the YMCA was ready. Our room at the YMCA is really nice - ensuite bathroom, double bed, {tea,coffee,hot chocolate} making facilties and a balcony with great views of the botanic park and the mountains.
After that we went for a stroll into the city centre to get our bearings. Headed back to the YMCA for a nap (we both konked out for 2hours!) before going for dinner with Oisín and his girlfriend Justine - great food and lovely drinks at the restaurant.
Then it was back to the hostel to watch an episode of Spooks and ctch up on some much needed sleep. Woke about 5am due to the joys of jetlag but managed to get another hour or two after that... :)
This morning it was breakfast and some war driving to get online and find out who won the F1 at the weekend (Alonso won; Schumacher's engine blew; yes!) as well as catching up on some email (though my blackberry is working here).
Heading off to check out some local attractions now... later!
p.s. been trying out some of the mobile options for blogging and sending email... not much luck so far but will keep trying... WAPs seem available in most large towns/cities so it shouldn't be too bad (and hey... i'm on holiday!) :P
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