Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #626 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Onwards to the Antartic Ice adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #627 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I think the major highlight of Kelly Tarlton would be the Penguin exhibit. I don’t know if there is any other such exhibit in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #628 Share Posted December 31, 2012 These were the penguins and they were really close! (Separated by a glass panel, of course) I have never been so close to these lovely penguins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #629 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Another cute shot. Some write-up on the penguin exhibit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #630 Share Posted December 31, 2012 She was making new snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #631 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Jellyfish, in motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #632 Share Posted December 31, 2012 A small café. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #633 Share Posted December 31, 2012 For me, the highlight of this place were the penguins. That alone was enough for me to recommend this place. Of course, there were many other interesting exhibits too, but I have seen similar exhibits elsewhere around the world. (e.g. there is an Underwater Aquarium in Singapore too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #634 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Sorry, you can’t have me for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #635 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I don’t think the seahorse parent could be giving their kids sufficient personal attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #636 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Finding Nemo! More of Finding Nemo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #637 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I wouldn’t mess around with this chap. I wonder what they have been feeding him with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #638 Share Posted December 31, 2012 A very cloudy day. Auckland city centre was on the other side of the bay. This poster was at the carpark. When you finish viewing the exhibition, the exit is on the other side of the carpark, a short walk back to the entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #639 Share Posted December 31, 2012 The Kelly Tarlton’s shark bus. Very catchy. We finished the exhibition quite quickly and waited to take the bus back to Auckland city centre. We were the only passengers on the bus. Journey took about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #640 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This was the scene at downtown Auckland where the bus dropped us off at 1030am. Quite chaotic, as you can see. Many people were waiting for the bus. The driver said that he could only take 21 in his bus. Not sure what happened thereafter. Now you know, if the cruise ship is in town, the 10:30 bus is going to be really packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #641 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Downtown Auckland. This is the junction of Quay Street & Queen Street. We were very near a shopping center. Bought some stuff for the kids at this shop. The winter stuff were discounted at 50%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #642 Share Posted December 31, 2012 There was a large food court on the 2nd floor of the shopping centre, with plenty of food options. I noticed plenty of places selling sushi and the sushi pieces were huge, compared to the typical serving in Singapore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #643 Share Posted December 31, 2012 After lunch, we just walked around the city on foot, visiting souvenir shops and whatever that interested us. It was more a leisurely walk. We contemplated going up the Sky Tower (now the clouds look to have cleared) but decided against it. We passed interesting signs like this. Two cruise ships were in town. Walked past the entrance to a Backpacker hostel. My kids were asking us what this was all about. Yeah, those were the days, when my wife and I travelled Europe, staying at hostels. Nostalgic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #644 Share Posted December 31, 2012 A picture of the street. There were also some Chinese restaurants, here was a menu. No, we didn’t patronize these. No real urge to have any Chinese food. Anyway, I have the good old Fried Rice onboard the ship! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #645 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Fast food – gives you a sense of the prices in Auckland. Another view of the ship across the road. The shopping center I was referring to was that near. As we still had some time, we just wandered around the various shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #646 Share Posted December 31, 2012 We made a stop to have some Hokey Pokey ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #647 Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Crystal Symphony behind the pier. Edited December 31, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #648 Share Posted December 31, 2012 You could get tickets to many places from the pier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #649 Share Posted December 31, 2012 We got back to the ship at 3:15pm. Voyager departed punctually. A good view of Crystal Symphony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 31, 2012 Author #650 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Very fun to watch the ship leave the pier. We were leaving early because we needed the additional hours to get back to Sydney by 10am on Day 14. Another view of the Crystal Symphony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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