auckland

the city in the USA that auckland most reminds me of is... detroit. ha, i thought people were being over dramatic with 'theres no reason to go there' and 'theres nothing to do there' because people had said the same thing about brisbane. turns out they were all right, its a cities city, all grey and tall buildings without a hint of green. its on the ocean, yet there is absolutely no development along the ocean and you cant even see the water beyond the construction going on at the water front. the main attraction is the sky tower where you can pay $20 to go up to the top and see even more of the depressingly grey city. still, its a great departure city - im heading to the bay of isles tomorrow and still had to book a couple hostels for my trip and get all of my stuff together for my 7:50am departure to Paihai.