My previous post described our journey to Auckland via Singapore. On arrival at 9 AM on 1st January, we were met by a representative of our tour company who took us to our hotel, The President Plaza. There was nothing remarkable about the hotel but it was comfortable and the food was reasonable.
Hotel President Plaza
(Left of large tower)
Hotel President Plaza(Left of large tower)
Although we were pretty tired from our journey, we spent the day exploring Auckland on foot. Since we were in the city centre we were able to see the harbour, the Sky Tower and have a general look round. The Sky Tower affords great views over the city and we were able to pick out many interesting places that we would like to have visited. However, we contented ourselves with simply relaxing for the day, went had a meal, went back to the hotel and were in bed at 8 PM.
The next day we had breakfast at the hotel and were met by a chap from 'Budget Rent a Car' who transported us to the depot to pick up our 4x4 Toyota Rav4 which, I have to say, was a nice vehicle. The roads were almost deserted as almost everyone from Auckland has gone away for their Christmas holidays. This was good since it can be diffficult in a foreign country to find your way about and watch the traffic at the same time.
Next time I'll recount our journey to 'Bushland Park Lodge'.
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