...auckland

attended Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools annual meeting and conference in Auckland last week. My first time in New Zealand, the 2011 champion of Rugby World Cup. Arrived Auckland about 12.30am, took another hour to pass through the immigration and custom checkpoints and finally check in the Quadrant hotel around 2am. The hotel is located near the University of Auckland just about 5 minutes walk where the meeting and conference were held. Time difference is about 5 hours so feeling a bit of a jet lag. Fell asleep probably around 6am. Took the chance to wander around the town the next day to finally settled at a turkish kebab restaurant and fill my hungry stomach. Just window shopping as everyhting seems to be expensive. Auckland is a nice moderate town and the weather is a bit chilly and windy. The road is also a bit hilly. Though it seems normal to the local people but if you are not used to it then you'll need quite a good stamina to walk up and down the hilly roads. The pace is a bit slow compared to other big cities i have visitied. People here take things easy. Shops closed at 5pm and an hour late around 6pm during weekend.