I've just returned from three days in Auckland, a city near the top of the North Island. I flew up there to see the Disney stage musical "Aladdin". It was great. Most shows I go to I always get the tallest biggest guy in the theatre sitting in front of me. This time I chose to sit front row Dress Circle. Sheer bliss. Perfect view. The show was at my fave NZ theatre, the Civic. The theatre was built, maybe a hundred years ago in the style of Arabian Nights, so a perfect venue for "Aladdin".
I went on another night to see "City of 100 Lovers", a full-length musical comedy at the SkyCity Casino Theatre. A New Zealand production. I loved it. So professional. Big cast, great costumes, excellent singers, lovely sets. One scene was supposed to be underwater, and it was so beautful.
Aside from my usual grizzling, moaning, growling, frowning, glaring at overseas tourists walking up Queen Street on the wrong side of the footpath (left side, left side, for goodness sake, you have to walk on the left side in New Zealand!!!), I had a lovely time in Auckland. I went to Mission Bay, and also Onetangi Beach on Waiheke Island. Nice swimming.
The woman sitting next to me at "Aladdin" suggested I go to a buffet lunch at the new Cordis Hotel (the old Langham). I did go. Enjoyed it. There were separate meat and fish display cabinets, just like in a supermarket, and the customers picked their products and watched while it was all being cooked on the grill. This only took a few minutes. I only ordered tarakihi fish but a woman next to me said "I'll have tarakahi, flounder, trevally, cod ..." I was stunned. Okay, at one of the other food stations, I did grab a dozen oysters on the shell. Yummm.
above: meat products
above: fish products
above: downtown Auckland harbour, with the ferry building over to the right.
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