On Saturday June 2, we had to get up at 4.30 am (!) to catch the scenic train from Auckland to Wellington. The train didn’t leave till 7.25 am, but we needed to be at the (downtown) train station half an hour early, and we wanted to park our car at the airport, since we’d fly back on Monday. So, we had to get to the airport by 5.45, to catch our bus to downtown.
It sure was an early rise, but for a good cause; the 12 hour train trip was beautiful and relaxing. We arrived in Wellington (680 km by train) around 7.30 pm, and walked over to our hotel, where we stayed for 2 nights.
This gave us plenty of time to explore the beautiful capital city of New Zealand on Sunday and Monday (a holiday, thanks to the Queen’s birthday).
Wellington is located on the south of the North Island and we hadn’t been there yet. We were quite lucky with the weather; dry and partly sunny with temperatures around 10-15 degrees Celsius. Not bad for a ‘fall/winter weekend’.
We flew back into Auckland on Monday just before midnight. It was a beautiful trip, which forces us to show you quite a large amount of pictures (see below). Hope you enjoy!