Wellington
admin posted this on Sep 8th 2007 at 12:16 am under New Zealand
“What’s the capital of New Zealand, then?” I asked. It was a timely question since we had just arrived in Wellington, one of my two candidate cities for the answer. Of course I know the answer to this question really, but ever since the Auckland Commonwealth Games, I have intermittently forgotten. When I was planning my itinerary I obviously got this wrong, as I only allocated an overnight stop here. I mean it’s not like it’s the capital city or anything (on that day, and in my mind, at least).
That is a slight disappointment - although it won’t be as bad as when I try to hunt down the parliament building on arrival in Auckland. Also, I managed to leave my friends in Queenstown. I’m sure everyone said they’d be leaving on the Monday, and I arranged to do the same. But at the last minute they all changed to stay there longer, forgetting to tell me - an honest mistake, I’m sure. Not to worry, I’ve just made new friends since these friendships are all very arbitrary anyway.
On the way here, I stayed in Christchurch for the second time (since I had just completed a lap of the south island with a few corners cut off). Nothing noticeable had changed during the week in between. I was even wearing the same clothes, if I recall correctly.
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