🇳🇿 Wellington Travel Diary
✈️ Day 8: Christchurch → Wellington (on a "Black Sheep" Plane!) • Flew NZ’s E190 turboprop (last time was Milan-Verona years ago!). • Smooth 1-hour flight—spotted the "WELLINGTON" hillside sign (Hollywood vibes? 😆). • First NZ skyscrapers! 🏙️ "Wait, this is NZ?!" 🦅 Welcome to Middle-earth! • Wellington Airport = Eagle statues + Gandalf � (Weta Workshop magic!). • Rented a Mitsubishi Outlander 🚗 (cheap AF for a one-way trip to Auckland!). 🌆 Big-City Feels (But Chill) • "Traffic jams!" 🚦 (A first after South Island’s emptiness.) • Bolton Hotel 🏨: "Fancy city service—we’ve left the villages behind!" • Dinner at Crab Shack 🦀: Squid rings, fish & chips, mussels… chef’s kiss. 🌙 Night Adventures • Old Bank Arcade 💰: "Jay Chou’s IG spot!" • Solace in the Wind statue + "WELLINGTON" sign 📸 ("Gotta stand on the ‘I’!"). • Poetry-carved harbor rocks ✍️ + arty light installations. • Historic Cable Car 🚠: "Like Hong Kong’s… but over too soon!" • Beehive Parliament 🐝: "Looks like a sci-fi beehive—so NZ." 🅿️ Pro Tip: • Free street parking 8PM-8AM—"Wilson lots can bankrupt you!" 😂 #WellingtonDiaries #NZHiddenGems #MiddleEarthVibes