Auckland

On Thursday (24th), Rebekka and I went down to the ferry building in Auckland to meet up with the Flying Kiwi bus again and those who were getting off it. In the previous three days, the bus had been up to the Bay of Islands, north of the city. We met up with Helene, Pascal and Gesche who were finishing their tour, Marta and Anna who got off in Queenstown, and Matteo who left us at Picton. After lunch, Gesche, Rebekka, Pascal and I went to the Minus 5 Bar, where everything from the glasses to the chairs is made from ice. I'd been there before, but it was still pretty cool (excuse the pun). After saying goodbye to Gesche and Pascal, Helene, Rebekka and I went for dinner with Jennifer at La Porchetta. We then saw the latest Harry Potter film at the Metro Centre, which wasn't bad, although it can hardly stand up as a film without the audience having previously read the book.