Auckland City
Tour - North Island, New Zealand
Pictures and visitor information from our
self guided informal walking tour of the city of Auckland in New Zealand.
By Paul B. Michaels Author & Photographer Auto Mechanic Since 1989 |
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 Lonely Dog Gallery |
 Achilles House |
 Customs Street |
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most tourists visiting New Zealand, our trip began by arriving at
the AKL airport located about 22 kilometers or 13.6 miles away from the
city center. We checked in to the Mercure Hotel on Customs Street near the intersection with Queen Street in Downtown Auckland. Our first day was spent shopping for hiking gear at a nearby "The Warehouse" store (similar to Wal-Mart), getting a Vodafone Mobile Broadband Internet account, and buying some food from the Countdown Supermarket on Quay Street. After all those errands were done, we planned out an informal walking tour of the city for the next day. Some of the sights we saw included the Auckland Botanic Gardens, Auckland Domain Park, Historic Gardens, Nancy Steen Garden, Parnell Rose Garden, Sky City Tower, Dove Myer Robinson Park, and the Winter Garden. |
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 Skyscrapers |
 Vero Building |
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 Ballantyne House |
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 Arena Hotel |
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 Metal Sculpture |
 VTNZ Vehicle Testing |
 On The Strand |
 Cargo Containers & Port |
 Railroad Lines |
 Auckland City Skyline |
 On Ya Bike Rentals |
 Cargo Ship Containers |
 Quay Street |
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 Fred Ambler Lookout |
 Feral Kitten |
 Sky City Tower (Left) |
 Auckland Sea Port |
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 Cargo Cranes |
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 Auckland Domain (Park) |
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 Auckland City Hospital |
 University of Auckland |
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 Ivy Covered Building |
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 Westpac Bank Building |
 Heading To Mercure Hotel |
 Northern Roller Mills |
| For more NZ photo
galleries, check out
my
New
Zealand Travel Pictures page.
To any USA citizens contemplating visiting New Zealand, don't forget that
the tropical island nation of
Fiji is "on the way".
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