Tauranga——The Bay of Plenty

The searching of Kiwi Fruit lead me to the Kiwi City, Tauranga.
Which located at the Bay of Plenty

At first I booked the YHA Tauranga…
But the reception told I come earlier 1 day before the booking…
What a bad mistake I made!
Finally I went to the closest BBH——Loft 109 to over this night…
Cost: 25 NZD/night

The BBH located on the shop lot, similar to my brother’s House of Kititto…
I was arranged to a 7person dorm, and I only a Malay from Malaysia before I leave…
He’ll be working in a Packhouse in Tauranga~
There is a balcony on the top floor which provide some sea view (Forgot to take some photo)
But it only offer 50MB of internet data… which only can update some facebook and twitter…

Since I found a place to stay, time to worry about my dinner~
On the way to Pack’,Save, I accidently saw the sunset in Tauranga…
The amazing light ray chase away my hunger, build up the passion of photography~
Finally, I spend 20 minutes to complete a Time Lapse and some HDR photo…

Tauranga的夕阳,Sunset in Tauranga组成HDR,Sunset in HDRHDR版的夕阳光,HDR version of Light Ray

HDR版的夕阳光,HDR version of Light Ray让人疯狂的夕阳光! Stunning Light Ray!另一种姿态的夕阳! Another version of Light Ray!

The Next day, I immediately changed to YHA and talk a walk in Waikareao Walk

 

Since I have a pastor move to new zealand and have a church in Tauranga…
I start my first International Sunday Service~

As the son of our Heavenly Father God, There is home when there is church~

他们是租借Greerton Bible Church的地点,They are renting Greerton Bible Church for their sunday ServiceTauranga教会崇拜所,Main Hall儿童崇拜所,Children Hall

Then, I check-in to the YHA, and they arranged me to a 6 person dorm…
I met 1 Korean who working as a waitress in Tauranga, and 1 Europe who waiting for a job…
During the day I stay, there are 3 indians move in our dorm…
One of their snoring cause the whole room can’t sleep whole night!
Finally experience the power of snoring~
As overall, I like the YHA so much, clean and wonderful environment, and it own Bush Walk~
It’s also a 4 star Backpacker…
Cost: 22.5 NZD/night

YHA Tauranga,4星的Backpackers,4 star Backpackers
The most important, it offer unlimited Wifi!

 

A next day,I took the Bay Hopper to the Pack House around Mt. Maunganui ask for a job…
Cost:3 NZD/Trip

Pack House联系~ Pack House Contact~

Since there is no job, I take a walk to Mt. Maunganui~

 

After taking the walk, still thinking to take a hot salt bath under the Mt.
But received a call from agent about work available in Motueka…
Finally leaving Tauranga a rush~

Bay of Plenty, Tauranga YHA, on day i’ll be back!

Auckland City——一日游

由于有朋友在Auckland,我就顺便到Auckland住一晚~
第一次住在BBH…
价钱
由一个全部华人的环境进入到一个全部外国人的环境…
老实说还是不习惯,混不入~
不过相信在这里呆久一点一定会不一样…

早上10点到Botany搭巴士到Mt.Eden的Oakland Lodge
Oakland Lodge BBH窗外的风景,Scene outside my room

大概1点就和在Auckland University读书的朋友J会面…

Auckland University的艺术品,Art around Auckland University

一个人来到遥远的国外,还能和认识的人见到面…
真的很感动,也很温馨~

J就带我到Auckland附近走走~
我们走过了Queen st.到了Sky Tower…
但是没想到要还$才能上去…
由于还没有资金…

贵了一点吧~ A little expensive for me~200米... 200m...

所以就在底下拍了几张照片~

抬头仰望,look upon the tower

接着就到了免费的Art Gallery…

Art Gallery 前门,Front door of Art Gallery会“开”的花哦~A Moving Flower~

艺术这种东西,有时真的很难了解~
所以很多我也不会欣赏…

在Art Gallery的礼品店看到的东西,有一点吓到!(你看得到亮点吗?)
Made in Malaysia

然后就到了火车总站…

火车站,Train Station

还有附近的鱼市场(纽西兰的鱼也是出名的)

鱼市场,Fish Market

有朋友在就是好,可以帮忙拍照~

港口,Port

途中,还看到一个很特别的建筑物,物理底的我一直在想最高的一楼如何建的~

铁箱组成的店,Shop built up by container

晚餐,我们就到熟悉的马来西亚餐馆去吃马来西亚餐~

身在外国吃家乡菜,感觉十分不同!
因为食料都是用当地出产的~

我点了Nasi Daging Rendang…(忘了拍照)
价钱:12.90 NZD 
老板用的应该是亚洲米(当地米都是Long Grain),还是喜欢米短短的感觉~
不过牛肉就用了当地的牛肉,因此新鲜,又软又嫩~

这里的餐虽然贵,但保证会吃饱,因为都很大份!

过后,J又请我吃了当地出名的冰淇凌,
价钱:5.60 NZD/scoop
我点了Maple Walnut的口味~
真的好到不知道要怎样形容!
Maple Wulnut Ice Cream最出名之一的冰淇凌店,The famous Ice-Cream Shop

由于没有交通,所以Auckland的一天就这样结束了~
不过看了这些地方,吃了这些东西真的很满足了!
老实说来到纽西兰第一次超过10NZD的一餐…

真的真的很感动有这样的朋友~
赚到钱后一定会好好的报恩的!
谢谢你!

谢谢你,朋友!Thanks mate!

第二天早上起来,原本要到一个附近的教堂(St. Barnabas)看二手摊…

St. Barnabas
顺便到Mt. Eden看一看Auckland全景…
不过一大早天就下起雨来,又是一个特别寒冷的早晨~

不过感谢上帝大概9:30雨就停了~
原本想10点就下CBD塔1点的Bus去Tauranga…
但是Mt. Eden就在眼前,天气又如此的美丽…
就冒着可能错过巴士的风险上了山~

也因为冒险,才有机会看到Auckland如此美丽的景色!

在山上,也看到纽西兰出名的Rugby队地狱式的训练~(看他们拿什么到这样高的地方)

地狱训练!Hard-core Training!

大约11时下了山,就马上做公车到CBD塔巴士…
没想到当天刚好是铁人3项,路都被封完了!
结果必须带着我大大的行李爬斜坡去Sky City塔Inter City的巴士~

当然也不忘记拍几张~

教会?Church?

最后还是要感谢上帝,这么多的事情…
我还是能准时上我的Bus~

Auckland这个大城市,应该是回程时才会再见面咯!

Auckland City——1 day Trip

Because there was 1 friend in Auckland, I’ll stay in Auckland City for 1 night~
For this time, I stayed in a BBH, first time in NZ BBH…
Still couldn’t get use the environment with a group of Europe…
But I believe I’ll perform better~

10 in the morning, I took bus from Botany town to Oakland Lodge in Mt. Eden…
Oakland Lodge BBH窗外的风景,Scene outside my room

About 1pm, I met my friend, J who studied in Auckland University…

Auckland University的艺术品,Art around Auckland University

It felt warm when meeting someone I know in Malaysia at NZ~

We take a walk around Auckland City~
When reached Sky Tower, we have insufficient fund to get up to sky tower…

贵了一点吧~ A little expensive for me~200米... 200m...

So only get some photo from below~

抬头仰望,look upon the tower

Next, free place was our choice——Art Gallery…

Art Gallery 前门,Front door of Art Gallery会“开”的花哦~A Moving Flower~

Art was language, and it’s hard to understand~

Found something Interesting in Art Gallery Shop. (You see the Point?)
Made in Malaysia

The Train Station…

火车站,Train Station

Fish Market (NZ famous with their fish too)

鱼市场,Fish Market

With Friend, Portrait photo was easy~

港口,Port

On the way, saw a special building, I’m still thinking how the top floor made~

铁箱组成的店,Shop built up by container

Finally, We have Malaysian food for our dinner~

It feels different when having local meal outside the country!

I ordered a Nasi Dagain Rendang…(Ops, No Photo)
Cost: 12.90 NZD
Finally, I ate the short rice agin (In NZ is long grain)
But beef is local beef, fresher~

Meal was expensive, but confirm full!

Then, J treat me with local famous ice-cream,
Cost: 5.60 NZD/scoop
I ordered Maple Walnut flavor~
Again, un-describable good!
Maple Wulnut Ice Cream最出名之一的冰淇凌店,The famous Ice-Cream Shop

Because of transportation problem, I ended 1 day trip 1 NZ~
But I feel stratify with the scene I see, the food I ate!
It was the first time I ate a meal more than 10 NZD in NZ…

Thanks mate! I’ll come back Auckland to treat you again when I earn money!

谢谢你,朋友!Thanks mate!

Second day, I was thinking to went to a church for Garbage sale…

St. Barnabas
If can, I would like to go up to Mt. Eden to take a full view of Auckland City…
But unfortunately it was a rainy and cold morning~

Thanked God the rain stopped at 9.30
My first plan was taking a 10am bus to CBD and took 1pm bus to Tauranga…
But Mt. Eden was in my sight, and the weather is so good!
So I take the risk of miss bus, climbed up the mountain~

Because of taking risk, Finally I can see the full view of Auckland City!

On the Mt. I saw the insane training of the NZ rugby team~ (See what they holding)

地狱训练!Hard-core Training!

About 11am, I straight away go to CBD…
But there was a triathlon host in Auckland City, All the road had been blocked!
At last I have to bring my luggage over the huge slope~

The view along the way was wonderful~

教会?Church?

Finally, thanked God I still able to get on my bus on time~

Auckland City, see you in August!

奇异经历的世界,A Kiwi's Life