Arriving in New Zealand was far more break taking than I could have expected. It’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to go to and somewhere new but the past month in Australia made me forget that and I wasn’t quite prepared for how it made me feel. The weather was perfect and the scenery was green and I like Auckland. I think it gets a lot of stick but it has everything a city can offer without the congestion at an eighth of the size of London. I felt happy and excited to be here.

I couldn’t check in to my hostel until 2pm so had all day to kill and I was exhausted. So I headed over to the art gallery and checked it out. I would definitely recommend it and if you’re anywhere around it until 5th February, there’s a light show on displaying art work created through light.

The light show is something I would definitely recommend if you’re in Auckland up till February. Its so interesting to see light used in art particularly as it is a modern thing and hopefully it will be something that will become more common in the future. It’s crazy how a single light bulb can excite the imagination and can change your mood in an instant. If you don’t catch the show in Auckland, it’s moving off to Sydney next so you can catch it there.

The rest of the gallery was free and equally as good. There was a huge section on Robert Ellis, a New Zealander painter. He focuses mostly on abstract landscapes and how they can shape our lifestyles and cultures and vice versa. It’s interesting to see Robert Ellis’ theories on landscape, development and art. How art can contribute to our perceptions of development and rethink our boundaries. Another must see.

By the time I had finished at the gallery, I could check in to the hostel so went right in and slept to catch up for the days of debauchery and travel. By the time I woke up more people were in my room and I went for a few drinks with them before yet another long sleep.