One Tree Hill

New Zealand is my new favorite place, by far. We haven’t really been able to get out and see some of the scenery but I know it is going to be amazing. Well today is the 22^nd and it is another day filled with exciting adventures. The first part of our adventure was a trip to AUT, Auckland University of Technology. It was just like all of the other visits that we have had so far. We had a brief meeting with a few of the staff members from the school of construction management. Then we had the usual campus tour but this one was different and a little better. Instead of twenty of us moping around the campus, we were broken up into smaller groups. This way we could ask questions in a better setting. After a few hours of walking around in the heat, we made our way back to the Waldorf Apartments to grab some lunch and get ready to head to One Tree Hill. This is not the t.v. show that most may know, but a large hill in the city. Oddly enough when we got to the top of the hill, there was no tree. Where’s the one tree on the hill? As we were sweating and trying to catch our breath, we were able to enjoy the amazing view over looking all of Auckland. The scenery and landscape here in New Zealand is absolutely captivating, nothing like I’ve ever seen. Luckily I had my camera to snap some pictures so I can look back and see exactly what the view was instead of through sweat. Here in Auckland we didn’t buy any bus tickets or anything and have had to walk everywhere. Thankfully today, Anoop bought us day bus passes that we took back to the apartments to get ready for our evening activities. We were headed to the Sky Tower! The views from the top of the Sky Tower at night were absolutely amazing. Getting a 360 degree view of Auckland is a sight. It was sketchy at times since the parts of the floor suspended over absolutely nothing were made out of glass that was supposedly as strong as concrete. I find that hard to believe since the glass was only about 33 centimeters thick. I tried my best to walk around these sections of the floor. After having a few beers at the Sky Top Lounge it was time to head back and call it a night. Another long yet amazing day in the books.

Downtown Auckland

This is the tree at the top of the hill?