Friday, August 5, 2011
Wellington
Wellington is New Zealand's capital city, but it has the feel of a large town. It reminded me of San Francisco in some ways! Check out these pics.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Road trip!
Early tomorrow morning, Garrett and I embark on a five-day adventure. We're taking the scenic train to Wellington and spending a day there. After that, we're renting a car and driving up the west coast of the North Island. We plan on seeing Egmont National Park and Tongariro National Park before driving back to Auckland on Thursday night. I probably won't post more pictures until next weekend, or possibly until I return to Houston on August 7th! We shall see. Have a great week!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Heaters of New Zealand
Very rarely does one encounter central heating of the conventional kind here in New Zealand. Here are some of the heating gadgets we've experienced so far.
This is the wall unit in our apartment (with a remote control for distance heating). It's effective at heating the room in which it is located (kitchen/living room), but the heat does not cross the threshold into the bedrooms.
This was at a hostel in Taupo. You pull the cord hanging at right, and heat comes shooting out the bottom black edge. We had to turn it off in the middle of the night because we were sweating!
Heat came up through these floor vents at another Taupo hostel. When we first arrived, sitting on the floor next to the heater was the best option. Over the course of several hours, the room warmed up to a comfortable temperature. However, around midnight, the heat stopped coming! It was quite cold after that... and that was the morning we woke up to frost on the car!
I've seen this type of indoor heating lamp at several restaurants and cafes. As soon as the person sitting directly beneath this heater left, the waitress turned it off!
How about an indoor wood-burning stove to warm your toes? This was at our hostel in Waitomo.
And this one was at our fancy restaurant in Waitomo! We were seated right next to it.
And of course, if all else fails, there are a variety of possum fur products to meet your heating needs!
Seriously, possum products can be just as expensive as -- if not more than -- wool products here. Who knew?
This is the wall unit in our apartment (with a remote control for distance heating). It's effective at heating the room in which it is located (kitchen/living room), but the heat does not cross the threshold into the bedrooms.
This was at a hostel in Taupo. You pull the cord hanging at right, and heat comes shooting out the bottom black edge. We had to turn it off in the middle of the night because we were sweating!
Heat came up through these floor vents at another Taupo hostel. When we first arrived, sitting on the floor next to the heater was the best option. Over the course of several hours, the room warmed up to a comfortable temperature. However, around midnight, the heat stopped coming! It was quite cold after that... and that was the morning we woke up to frost on the car!
I've seen this type of indoor heating lamp at several restaurants and cafes. As soon as the person sitting directly beneath this heater left, the waitress turned it off!
How about an indoor wood-burning stove to warm your toes? This was at our hostel in Waitomo.
And this one was at our fancy restaurant in Waitomo! We were seated right next to it.
And of course, if all else fails, there are a variety of possum fur products to meet your heating needs!
Seriously, possum products can be just as expensive as -- if not more than -- wool products here. Who knew?
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