http://planet.nzoss.org.nz/atom.xml 2012-02-04T04:30:29+00:00 Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org http://www.jethrocarr.com/?p=1374 2012-02-02T13:11:41+00:00 <p>As part of my mission to get out and explore Auckland some more, I&#8217;ve been down at Wynyard Quarter a bit. It&#8217;s quite a neat and relatively recent development in Auckland, with several trendy bars/food places and a pedestrian friendly area for walking.</p> <p>There always some interesting views with the functional industrial port right next to high wealth yachts, along with the trendy outside area and seating. Quite Wellingtonesque in many ways, the Wellington waterfront is always stylish and interesting to wander along, day or night.</p> <div id="attachment_1377" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_185421.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1377" title="IMG_20120110_185421" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_185421-e1328187750927-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="853" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Casually chilling on the giant deck chairs</p></div> <div id="attachment_1378" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_185427.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1378" title="IMG_20120110_185427" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_185427-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Auckland CBD View</p></div> <div id="attachment_1379" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_191654.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1379" title="IMG_20120110_191654" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_191654-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Always interesting ships parked around the place.</p></div> <p>One of the cool features of this area is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynyard_Crossing">Wynyard Crossing, a double bascule bridge</a> that opens up to allow boat traffic to travel through between the sea and the marina, which <a href="http://www.waterfrontauckland.co.nz/News/Archived-News/Our-Bridge-Is-Up.aspx">opened in August 2011</a>.</p> <p>I&#8217;m kind of a bridge fan, so I couldn&#8217;t resist taking a few pictures and a video of the bridge in lift motion.</p> <div id="attachment_1381" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190328.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1381" title="IMG_20120110_190328" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190328-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Idle bridge being idle</p></div> <div id="attachment_1380" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190401.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1380" title="IMG_20120110_190401" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190401-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Doesn't look toooo steep....</p></div> <div id="attachment_1382" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190642.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-1382" title="IMG_20120110_190642" src="http://www.jethrocarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_20120110_190642-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Permission to come on through capt'n!</p></div> <p></p> Jethro Carr http://www.jethrocarr.com Personal blog of geekiness http://www.jethrocarr.com/category/geek/feed/ 2012-02-02T21:30:37+00:00