3rd deep frost in a row - Wellington day 3

3rd deep frost in a row - Wellington day 3

 There was another very deep and cold frost again last
night. The ground is pure white from the frost.

 My fingers are numb with the cold. As an American I
am truly spoiled by the way we heat our homes and I
keep mine relatively cold myself.

 Yesterday in Wellington was filled with fun. I met
and interviewed architects, landscape architects and
graphic designers in their various offices as I
traveled around the city.  Had no luck with two ad
agencies: Saatchi & Saatchi and BBDO. All of their
creative directors were out at meetings with clients.

 Toured on a double decker bus around the city
centre and got off at their new award winning museum:

 Te Papa. 

 It is filled with hands on things about New Zealand's natural environments: earthquakes, volcanoes, winds, etc and its various cultures over the past thousand or so years. There are Maori buildings, boats and a vast array of their wonderful carvings.

 Then on to wander around the various shopping
streets/malls.

 The architecture in New Zealand, modern, is quite a
bit different from American. The forms, shapes:
curves, complex angles; the colors; the textures are
all very unique.

 It is school holiday time here and many grandparents
are taking their young grandchildren around to visit.
Plus many college and high school students are
wandering around having fun in Wellington on their
own. 

 Yesterday the city centre streets were completely
filled with people, it was like swimming upstream in
rivers filled with salmon all swimming downstream on
top of each other.

 Off to tour some more today.

 Then off to Rotorua by plane to visit volcano sites
and Maori relics, etc.

 Wandering Alan

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