Wellington

I got chatting to a girl from England this morning - Angela and we set off on our explorations of Wellington together!

First stop was the tourist information centre where I found out about some Lord of The Rings tours and winery tours leaving from Wellington. This is for when I come back through when I'm finished in the South Island.

We then headed for Te Papa which is New Zealands National Museum. Te Papa is Maori for Our Place. http://www.tepapa.co.nz
The museum is massive! It's really good as well because it's so interactive, there is so much to see and do! We went on an earthquake simulator and although it was meant to be serious explaining the effects that earthquakes have, especially on NZ me and Angela couldn't stop laughing as it just shakes you from right to left!

We watched quite a few films which were really interesting explaining about anything from climatic changes in NZ to immigration stories.

One of the best parts is the bush walk outside, there is a miniature swing bridge, now I've been on a few real ones in NZ and they are really cool as they shake and move all over the place! So me and Angela started jumping up and down and moving all over the place! There was a school group in at the time and the kids were watching and laughing at us! There are also fake caves that kids can climb through, so Angela went through but I knew that my wide load wouldn't make it so I took photos! The kids also thought this was hilarious!

After our museum exploits we headed upto lambton quay and went up the cable car to the botanical gardens. From here there are amazing views of the city and nice walks around the gardens. We walked around the top bit of the gardens and looked at all the observatories.

Off to the South Island tomorrow!