NEW ZEALAND

It takes about 14 hours from Vancouver to Auckland and still another hour to reach Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It's very long flight! As if I am going home to my country, Indonesia even further!

Arrived in Wellington at eight on Sunday morning.  We take our time as the check in time around 1 p.m.  Stretching our feet after very long flight and having a butter chicken pie is really good in the cloudy morning. Never had Indian pie before. Quite interesting! I should try to make it next time.  We took shuttle bus to the air bnb apartment in Oriental Bay, $25 for two persons, stop exactly in front of our building.

We're very lucky to find this apartment @ air bnb.  It's very neat for the price of  $145/nite.  Quite surprise as it's on the top of the building and it's a small studio apartment - I like a small space compare to a big place as I'm more minimalist compare to maximalist so this apartment is just enough for us. There is a 1m x 4m washroom, no kitchen unfortunately. But there is a small fridge,  a microwave and kettle are available. Also, dinning table, arm chair and kitchen utilities (everything is prepare for two persons) beside  TV and radio. The owner is also preparing organic : fruit,  bread with homemade jam, juice, tea, yogurt, milk and cereal enough for 5 days. That is very nice of them! We didn't get this kinda deal for that price previously on the other place. It's quite generous.

I was quite surprise when my husband said we have to go from the back, darling! I was like : what?
Then he told me that we've to go up with that cable car! Me: What? Seriously? Really? He assured me one more time: Yes, we're take that cable car.  Honestly, am very afraid with height and see this thing up there coming down. Okayy ... I've to go up then! That's very high and it's scary when I look down!! Damn.

After settling down, we went out for walk. We just take stairs to go down. It's not bad at all when you're going down compare to go up, I guess .. lol.

I think I fall in love with New Zealand! This view is so beautiful and I see it in front of my bed before sleep and when I woke up the first thing in the morning! Love to see sunshine and water when you wake up! and see all the beautiful light in the night time before to sleep! It's so romantic! Besides, it's very quite and so peaceful. I only hear the sounds of waves. It's amazing! I never seen this view before. I see this kinda view but it's not right in front of me, if you know what I mean. This is totally awesome.  It's perfect country to life if it's not very expensive, lol.

The food and beverages is quite expensive in this city! Especially when you buy it in convenience store! That is totally wrong to buy a drink in there as the price is gonna be 2 time more expensive compare when you buy it in the grocery store! Just for a bottle of drink you'll pay $4.90 instead of $1.99.  The food is also very expensive, except if you're going to Asian cuisine, you're still can get a big noodle bowl for the price of $10.50 instead of paying $18 for 4 slices of quesadillas.

Well .. usually I am cooking when I stayed in apartment but this time I can't cook much as there is no stove. However, I'm not too worry too much as long as there is microwave and kettle to boil water! As I don't want to eat outside all the time!  For example : I still can cook egg using microwave.  I can make soft boil egg and egg benedict for breakfast to accompany my toast. I also can make a noodle and make a steam rice by Uncle Ben. This smart Uncle Ben rice is really helpful as I love eating rice on dinner time. I just buy chicken BBQ and salad or noodle to accompany the rice. Voila. I am good now!

Love my vacation!