Life in Auckland

I know that my living conditions are so amazing that I shouldn't have any reason to leave Parnell Student Village for the next few months. However (surprisingly), I have found a need to explore this new city I live in. Let me show you around! Tickets are only $25 (and you'll have to pay any travel fees to get to Auckland if you are not here). To entice you to tour with me (i.e. give me money), I'm going to give you a little preview with the magic of magic! That tour won't come until I learn magic, which may take a few years. Here's an internet tour though, that works too.
Streets of Auckland

I see this on a regular basis. Did you laugh too?

Let me explain what these pictures mean to me. I've never lived in a city of this size before! I used to be in Salt Lake City for Uni, but I didn't interact with the city streets much. Uni was on the top of a hill, and the whole of Salt Lake City was a separate entity that I sometimes visited when I needed to do stuff like get my computer fixed. I see these sights on an almost daily basis! I am walking through the streets of Auckland, New Zealand with a functional purpose. I'm not just sight-seeing (anymore), I am going into the city to get groceries or hang-out with my friends. That's awesome!

Food

Since New Zealand is an advanced society, some of the people have provided me with the option of buying ready food instead of preparing it myself. I broke this part into 2 sections, because there is so much food!

Grocery Store Food

Most of the food in their stores are similar to what we know and (sometimes) love in the U.S. But there are a few key differences that I have noted in my time here.

Do we have these? I want to know!

They have a very extensive candy selection! You know that Cadbury company we here about from time to time? That company that makes tiny chocolate Easter eggs? They make more candy than that, and it is everywhere! They have so many flavours of chocolate bars! But since taking too many pictures of things I can't eat makes me sad, I haven't taken pictures of them yet.

Notice anything different?

Another main difference is their names for foods we both have. For example, lollies are candy (or just lollipops, I'm not entirely clear on that yet). Granola bars are called mueseli bars, and are delicious. They are my life source now. They also switch around the names of products we have.

No, New Zealand! No! This is wrong!

Restaurant Food

I have found a number of restaurants in New Zealand, and they are great! Here a few key examples of fine Kiwi cuisine!

Hamburgers? In New Zealand? Yes!

First up is Burger Fuel; they describe themselves as making "gourmet" burgers. I'm usually skeptical about the "gourmet" title, but in this case, I'll agree with them. These burgers are delicious! My personal favourite is a burger called the Peanut Piston. The Peanut Piston is satay burger with peanut sauce. I'll let you take in that idea for a second...you done? Well I'm not! So wait a second!...Okay, I'm okay now. These burgers are so good, that they would fall apart if left to their own devices.

This holds burgers. It's wet because I licked the peanut sauce.

Another category is Asian food. It's just as good as Burger Fuel, if not better!

I  don't usually take pictures of food. I'll make an exception.

These are prawn buns. Fried prawns inside of doughy buns with lettuce and a few special sauces (like japanese BBQ sauce). They are so good, that I am getting hungry just writing about them!

The Waterfront

I have already shown you this part of the city in my post about my first day in Auckland (please read my blog). But I took more pictures later because I came back for fun!

Cool stuff happens here sometimes. That's cool.

The building ahead is a ferry port. A ferry port?!

This is my favourite part of the city. Look at these sights! I can look at cool boats and canals with my friends whenever I feel like it! It reminds me of being in cities like San Francisco. Whenever I go to this part of town, I remind myself of how amazing it is to be in a city like this! I don't have much more to write about these pictures, because I feel that they speak for themselves.

Fortunately and unfortunately, I am also doing productive things while I'm here. Next time, read about my Uni life! Kia ora!