NZ (7 Dec): Wellington

Weather: Chilly and windy in the early hours and thereafter sunny and hot!

Activity:
Walked to downtown Lambton Quay (about 15min walk from our accommodation) to take the Wellington Cable Car (tram) uphill to its Botanic Gardens. The return cable car ticket cost NZD5/pax.

Cable car (they should change to call it a tram haha!) ferrying passengers from city to Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens sights

Lunch:
Mac’s Brewery @ Queen’s Wharf. I had Pork Belly Noodles which cost NZD17.50, while hubby ordered Crumbed Beef Schnitzel at NZD18. My noodles were too saltish but the pork was not too bad. I like the beef better ;p

Mac's Brewery by the wharf

Pork belly noodles (thumbs-down ;p)

Crumbed Beef Schnitzel - the sauce on the extreme left was very appetising!

Activity:
Visited the Te Papa Museum, just a short walk on the Wharf. A 6-storey museum which offered free admission except to certain exhibitions. Huge place and very interesting exhibits. I was expecting the arty-type of museum only but they had a wide variety, from its Maori culture to animals/sea creatures and science related stuff. It was like our Science Centre + Peranakan Museum combined hahaha!!

Te Papa Museum

Dinner:
Miyashi Sushi, just round the corner where Central Stratford was. For the first time since we arrived in NZ, we had rice! My Katsu Curry Rice cost NZD17 while my hubby had Teriyaki Chicken set at NZD21.50. I think the price was comparable to that in Singapore’s Japanese restaurants. More importantly, the food was surprisingly good! Another highly recommended place! The small restaurant was crowded on a week night, so I suppose it was quite a well-known place.

Katsu Curry Rice

Teriyaki Chicken set