Girl About Auckland

3D movie

Decided to take it easy last weekend. To step away from recent late night boozing; and to enjoy a bite to eat and a session at the movies.

I love going to the movies, or ‘ to the cinema’ as my mates in the UK like to call it. I used to work for a large home video rental chain whereby movie watching literally became part of my daily routine,  so I became quite the film know-it-all-nerd. That was some years ago however and nowadays seeing a movie is a real treat.

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A Dark & Stormy Night

Caught up friends for a few drinks at The Viaduct the other day. Holy crap, the weather was blowing it up a storm!

One of my friends is very small (bless her little cotton socks) and so was concerned she might be blown into said Viaduct harbour on the walk from the car to the bar. I protectively walked along the water-side of her, in an attempt to shield her from the wind. Must have looked pretty amusing, the wind forcing us to walk sideways like crabs. The average Joe Bloggs probably just thought we were pissed.
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The red shoes

By hokey Auckland, I’m looking forward to the weekend!

Despite the fact that it’s only Wednesday, it’s been a long week (and the weather has been nothing but boring rain) so I’m looking forward to fun times with good company.
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Cocktail Hour

I have many many favourite Auckland bars. If I had to choose which bars I would save from burning down to the ground I would rescue the following….in no apparent order….. continue reading »