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Hey! This isn't New Zealand!!
That's right. But our trip began with an 11-hour layover in Bangkok,
so we had to show Francesco the Grand Palace at least.
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The beginning of the futile
search for a cup of coffee that Francesco would drink.
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Auckland. The first of 3 Maori
concerts we would see. This demonstrates a stick-tossing game ...
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with an unusual participant
(and yes, he DID drop one).
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Auckland Harbor, with Rangitoko,
a volcanic island, in the background.
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Beginning of sunset over Auckland
on our second day.
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I'm pretty proud of my new digital
camera for this one.
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Francesco works as a fireman,
so he was extremely excited when a false alarm brought a fire crew
to the museum we were visiting. The Kiwis were kind enough to let
him pose on their truck wearing a helmet.
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Christchurch. Part of the square
in front of the cathedral is set up as a giant chess board.
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On the road. We let Great Sights
take care of a lot of our transportation on the South Island ...
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giving all of us time to look
out the window at scenes like this ...
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and this. The New Zealand landscape
is truly breathtaking.
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