Auckland and buildings

We walked around Auckland both on the day that we arrived and the next day. In the main it is a very modern city with a spattering of older (heritage) buildings.

The area near to Albert park has some buildings with a history and many were once University buildings. The design for this clock tower won awards in the 1920s

Inside the above

This old building is now a nursery. 

Old buildings are mixed in with new: here we have a brewery

The sky tower, an office block and St Patrick's cathedral with water feature.

 

Inside St Patrick's after a recent restoration. 

The cricket ground at "The Domain".

A memorial to the war dead of New Zealand in front of the cenotaph and museum.

The bandstand in the Domain.

The duck pond and cormorant.

The town hall and event area in front of the theatre. A rugby related event was in progress with stalls and a singer. Players were giving autographs to their fans.

The Kiwis are renowned for bungee jumping and this was evident even in the centre of Auckland. Right outside our hotel was a vacant lot with parking and a bungee jump. Well it was really more of a bungee catapult. Three people are strapped in a cage, the bungee is tensioned up and the cage propelled into the air before falling back partly in free fall and partly slowed by the bungee. There are three or four rebounds before the ride is over. You can tell when it is in action by the screaming. Even the Sky Tower has a jump see if you can spot superman in the photo below.