Auckland War Memorial Museum
The ground level of the museum is home to the Pacific People Exhibit.
Level one is dedicated to natural history. There's quite a lot on birds, as they are the most abundant wildlife in NZ. Bats are actually the only native land mammals in the country.
A boat formerly belonging to a Maori chief extends nearly wall to wall in the Maori Court room.
The Origins room. I found myself picturing dinosaurs wandering around the dynamic NZ landscape.
There was a special exhibition on the history of the New Zealand All Black rugby team in the Tamaki Gallery on the ground level. In case you don't know, the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup in October. Also, if you've never seen a Haka, which is a traditional Maori "battle chant," check out this video of the All Blacks Haka.
The museum from across the park.
I posted one picture of the Winter Gardens in the domain earlier this week, but I took some more today...
NZ is famous for its silver fern, so of course the gardens would include a fernery.
This is a picture of the tropical house, taken while standing in the doorway of the cool house. The houses open out to this beautiful courtyard. The entrance to the fernary is on the left and an exit on the right leads to the duck pond.
I have been carrying around my camera like a shameless tourist... and I'll admit I've come to enjoy it : ). My mom and dad were right, taking pictures is a good thing. Anyway, I have one lecture tomorrow and then I'm looking forward to a very fun weekend (with a bit of studying for my upcoming exam squeezed in of course!). I would love it if you let me know what you think of my posts and what you would like to hear about in the future.
I hope you all are having a good week!
Lots of love,
Anna
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