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Auckland 4.-6.1. 2020

Going for an evening walk around Auckland. Aotea Square with Auckland Town Hall and NZ School of Tourism where tourism industry is being taught.

Waharoa is a seven metre high gateway and stands at the entrance to Aotea Square.

Glowing worms on trees and seagulls.

The ultimate entertainment facilities in Metro Centre.

The ClockTower is a symbol of the Auckland University that nowadays houses Student Administration and the Council Room.

The evening in the downtown.

Auckland Sky Tower.

And its reflection in the neighbouring skyscrapers.

Sky turned into orange hues next day.

It was because of the the smoke from the Australian forest fires.

The Queen Street.

It is the main shopping district in Auckland.

One of the side streets.

Auckland Metropolis building when the sky turned especially dark.

This surrealistic light raised a lot of attention among the people.

Waitemata Plaza with interesting benches.

The way how Phil Price sees cytoplasm that is the name of this rotating sculpture.

Auckland's Waterfront

Sailboats in Viaduct Harbour.

Queens Port with Ferry Terminal.

Where we boarded a ferry to

... visit Mount Victoria and Devonport.

Where skies again turned the normal colour.

Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, rdeča mušnica in Slovenian taking care of ventilation of the underlying building.

Auckland as seen from the Mount Victoria.

There is a number of defense structures on the hill.

Rangitoto volcanic island in the distance. The whole Auckland is built around dormant volcanoes.

Auckland Cityscape from the beach.

Non-profit Auckland ZOO is the best and tourism-industry-free way to see endemic animals of New Zealand.

Such as endemic reptiles as Tuatara.

and Auckland green geckos.

The burrowing parrot lives on Antipodes Island and is dealing with severe winds by nesting underground.

And here it finally is kiwi feeding in the artificial darkness.

Two elephants keen on showing their asses.

Small African parrots called lovebirds.

Galapagos tortoises.

Meerkat on watch.

Yellow-crested cockatoo digging out a trunk.

And Tasmanian devil known for its loud and disturbing screech and ferocity when feeding. Farewell New Zealand.