Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland is "The City of Sails"
A military vessel in the harbor
Sky City Grand Hotel
Great room on the 14th floor
Grand Hotel at night
Sky City complex
Sky City has two hotels, casino, convention center and several fine restaurants
Sky City Tower
Sky City Tower is a city landmark
Lizzie, Sky City Corporate Events Manager
After meeting Lizzie, she charmingly pointed out the best of Sky City and the City
Lizzie's lunch recomendation
Federal Street Deli, an
old-school NYC Jewish delicatessen
Lizzie's dinner recomendation
Depot featuring authentic
Kiwi fare
The Depot
Joan: "I'll be cold sitting outside"
Abe the waiter: "No mam. We'll give you a heater and a blanket"
Here's to our first night in Auckland
Gusto at The Grand Hotel
Italian restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
Breakfast with Lizzie at Gusto
Lizzie was anxious to hear how we liked "Depot"
Mentioning her name at Depot saved us a 45 minute wait
Back to Depot for lunch and more
fish sliders
Depot is renowned for its mussels and clams
Meat platter
Zealanders (Kiwis) Keep It Simple!
Wine glasses? Silverware in a can. Mustard and pickles right out of the jars.
Bellota at Sky City. An authentic Spanish tapas bar
Bellota where we joined Lizzie and husband Malcolm for pre-dinner cocktails
The Grill - Great steaks
Dinner at The Grill tonight with Lizzie and Malcolm
The Grill
Japanese Wagyu Boneless Ribeye Roast
Japanese Wagyu Boneless Ribeye Roast
Available at
The Grill for $160NZD per ounce!
MASU at Sky City
Japanese robata restaurant and bar
MASU
We missed the pleasure of this dramatically different style of Japanese dining
Packed and ready to leave Auckland on a late flight
Lizze arranged our dinner at the Chef's table at Gusto Italian Restaurant
Lizzie and Malcolm had a formal event but joined us with for cocktails
A Tour of Auckland
Looking down the hill to Queen Street
Queen Street
We made the walk down and up from Queen Street once and never went back!!
Emergency Beer Service!
Containers stacked 7 high!
Auckland skyline on a chilly, rainy day
Eden Garden
Eden Garden
Auckland Museum
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Parnell Village
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