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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA Red-billed Gull sits near the Ferry Building on Auckland Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A girl on a fountain in Devonport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children playing on the beach in Devonport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The news was dominated by natural causes. Earthquakes continued to rock Christchurch and ash from a Chilean volcano invaded New Zealand airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A cruise ship emerges from the foggy morning and pulls into port, right outside my apartment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, hullo! I guess I had better put some clothes on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n My favorite lunch in Auckland – the seafood risotto from Auckland Fish Market, Market Seafood Brasserie<\/a>. My friend Joe opted for the fish and chips, with a side of broiled potatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunset on Viaduct Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The view from my apartment. Full moon rising over Auckland Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dinner at Euro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Terahata checks the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joe Terahata and Nabraj Khatri have an intense talk before dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Euro kitchen brigade at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Massage parlor on Fort Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alley off of Fort Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bar on Karangahape Road (K’ Road).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Girs walking on Commerce Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The White Lady. This mobile burger joint appears after dark each night and feeds the vampires until 4 am. Look for a review on this site soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just before leaving my apartment on another urban photo safari. Self portrait, Auckland, New Zealand, June 19, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Friday night, a cold front blew-in bringing freezing temps and wind gusts of 57 kph. Meanwhile, back home, there were 17 straight days of 100+ F temps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Foodstore<\/a> on the Viaduct. In 2010, I watched the construction of this restaurant as I walked past each morning on the way to work and then managed to have dinner there on its opening weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Foodstore was bustling on a Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like Euro, The Foodstore features a live kitchen in the dining room. During the day, the Foodstore is used to produce and film cooking television shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grass-fed Hawke\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bay eye fillet with potato gratin, quail egg & roast tomatoes, from The Foodstore. Simple and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Countdown clock for the Rugby World Cup, located across the street from the Britomart Transport Centre building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The back of the Britomart Transport Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the Britomart underground train station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The massive light fixtures. These skylights not only diffuse both natural and artificial light, but also visually reflect the volcanic heritage of New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stainless steel and glass barriers reflect the colors of the lighted walls. At least for now, there is almost no advertising present in the train station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stairs and escalators leading out into the Britomart Transport Centre, where the post-modern design elements of the underground crash into the Edwardian-style, re-purposed General Post Office building, originally built in 1911. The effect is fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back on the street and on my last night, it’s time for a steak. The sign for Angus Steak House<\/a> is on the street, but you have to go around the block and into an alley to find the entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Angus Steak House features a prix fixe menu for the basic steak and salad bar. The customer selects his own (massive) cut of meat. Other options are available, including eye fillet and a rack of lamb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The steaks are grilled and then served on cast iron plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike the steak from The Foodstore, this one was bigger and better – no quail egg, no fancy sauce, and no push-back when I asked for it to be cooked rare-to-medium. This was just an honest steak that was so good, I had to take a bite first, before I could be bothered to take a picture of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ubiquitous, but always impressive Auckland Sky Tower. Someday, I need to jump off of that thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The delightful sushi and sashimi lunch “plate” at Industry Zen. The theatrical and elaborate presentation style of the food is fun, not fussy. The food was delicious and I was smiling throughout my meal, as I would open the colorful ceramic boxes to find the treasures within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The beautiful turbofan blades of one of the massive General Electric GE90 jet engines on the B777-300ER, on which I flew home. This was easily the nicest airplane I have ever been on. Even in the cattle car section, the seats had folding leg rests, which could be used to make a bed, assuming luck or fortune gave you access to the seat row. The seat-back video screens were the largest I have seen and featured the latest touchscreen interface. Even the ambient lighting looked like it was from a luxury car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back at home, our newest cat, Hudson, plays with his new Kiwi finger puppet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please pin, tweet, and share! Most importantly, let me know what you think in the comments below. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A gallery of photos from my trip to New Zealand in June 2011. Click on the photos to see full-sized versions (1200 x 797). 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