Monday, June 18, 2007

Te Papa and the Zoo

If you're in Wellington, you need to go here. It's NZ's finest museum. There's four stories of history, art, culture, natural sciences and a helmet covered with Kakapo sperm. Kakapos are an endangered parrot species native to NZ. That helmet is actually pretty disgusting. I didn't bring my camera that day because it started off raining and was gray all morning.

I got to the bus stop at around 12pm when it went from light rain to downpour. The freezing wind didn't help either. After a 15 min wait, the bus picked and I made my way into the city. I stopped by a coffee shop for a warm mocha then walked out expecting more rain. But it was clear as day and was actually very nice. Having determined to spending a rainy day in a museum, I headed to Te Papa.

It was awesome! The natural history and past animals of NZ was probably my favorite. Everything was nicely displayed and interactive. It's just a fun place to go.

The Wellington Zoo is another story...Sara and I had originally wanted to do a Lord of the Rings tour for Kastle's sake, but they couldn't do it that day so we tried the Zoo. It's New Zealand's oldest Zoo and it sure looked like it. It was a rainy Sunday and it sucked. The Zoo sucked too...the best thing from the zoo were the warning signs.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tell Sara I say hi!

Garrett Donovan said...

There you are, you fell off the radar for a couple days.

Bring your camera next time you go to the museum, friend. We needed to see the helmet. And take me a picture of a kiwi when you see one (the bird, not the human).

...and get back on Google Talk.

ShadowTipper said...

I know. I think the sperm helmet is probably the highlight of this trip. I'll get it next time. Sara says hi too.

Unknown said...

Okay, that warning sign is pretty morbid- with the dead chicken and all. Bummer about the LOTR tour- but hey, you've still got another 3 weeks!!! Good to hear from you- MORE PICTURES! :)

Unknown said...

Hey Garrett and Kastle!

I hear you're working on the Hill now. How do you like it?