I’m a Swiss tourist
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Auckland, Photos | No Comments »Alex and Adelheid initially greeted me warmly as fellow Swiss tourists, probably due to my red+white t-shirt, short blonde hair, fleece, cargo pants and Austrian-designed glasses. [flickr]photo:3052096030[/flickr] They made quickly for the sunset after hearing my accent. "Alex? Adelheid? Don't treat me like ...
Around the Auckland CBD
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Auckland, Photos | 1 Comment »Took some time off to take photos around the Auckland CBD yesterday: [flickr]photo:2576872967[/flickr][flickr]photo:2578790657[/flickr] [flickr]photo:2579611950[/flickr][flickr]photo:2579663108[/flickr] [flickr]photo:2578833513[/flickr][flickr]photo:2579664358[/flickr] [flickr]photo:2578808009[/flickr][flickr]photo:2578873005[/flickr] And some slightly older photos from January: [flickr]photo:2579706052[/flickr][flickr]photo:2579707690[/flickr] [flickr]photo:2579959066[/flickr] Ah, summer. Seems like it's been so long.
Wires, Windows and GMaps
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Auckland, Photos | No Comments »I'm not sure if the wire on this church window sill is aimed at birds or humans: [flickr]photo:2516076382[/flickr] But I wouldn't want to grab it with my hands. The location is St Patrick's Cathedral Auckland (map). I helped Google out by moving the pushpin to ...
Reply from Westfield
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Auckland | No Comments »Westfield has kindly emailed me the original question (part of?) from the NZ Herald (presumedly asked by Rudman himself) and their reply: Email from NZ Herald – 21 April 2008 [Note from Westfield: NZ Herald asked Westfield NZ to comment on the ...
The plot thickens but the tower continues
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Auckland | 1 Comment »The plot thickens. Rudman has written in the Herald about the Westfield tower and the theoretical Mt Eden loop underground train tunnel. Previous snarky discussion here. Rudman's column is fairly informative compared to the original Herald coverage, but the headline is ...
