On Tuesday the four of us went to Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum. There is so much to see, however we purposely went only to two exhibits. I think that it’s better to enjoy one or two things and go back another time to see something else. This suits my limited span of attention! We started with the current exhibition, which is “Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War” which is beautifully (but sadly) illustrated. It’s centred around eight New Zealanders who were involved in the eight month long Gallipoli campaign in 1915, and as well as lots of information such as storyboards and letters and photos, each of them is portrayed accurately as a lifelike figure 2.4 times human size. Each at a crucial moment in their story.
And guess who made these? Weta Workshop of course!
We also went to see the exhibit about the Waitangi Treaty; on our first visit to New Zealand in we visited the treaty grounds. And then we had lunch sitting outside at Beach Babylon in Oriental Bay, which was a lovely place for our last lunch together. It’s so warm and summery here and I will miss all of it, and Jamie and Kerry most of all. Later we flew to Auckland to catch our evening flight to Los Angeles. Jamie was going to a union meeting in Auckland so he booked the same flight as us and we said our goodbyes at the airport. My heart felt as if it was breaking.
And guess who made these? Weta Workshop of course!
We also went to see the exhibit about the Waitangi Treaty; on our first visit to New Zealand in we visited the treaty grounds. And then we had lunch sitting outside at Beach Babylon in Oriental Bay, which was a lovely place for our last lunch together. It’s so warm and summery here and I will miss all of it, and Jamie and Kerry most of all. Later we flew to Auckland to catch our evening flight to Los Angeles. Jamie was going to a union meeting in Auckland so he booked the same flight as us and we said our goodbyes at the airport. My heart felt as if it was breaking.
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