March 2020 - Auckland
We had a day before we flew out to hang out around Auckland. It was a nice city to walk around in. COVID panic was escalating around the world (CA was already on lockdown), but everything was really calm in Auckland. Until we got to the airport where it was a madhouse...
We had a day before we flew out to hang out around Auckland. It was a nice city to walk around in. COVID panic was escalating around the world (CA was already on lockdown), but everything was really calm in Auckland. Until we got to the airport where it was a madhouse...
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| Auckland! Best view of the skyline. | The ferry building, which looks a lot like SF's | Tons of people were out and about in the city. No quarantine yet. |
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| Occasional reminders | The view from the sky tower | We were able to actually watch a rain storm move through with the clearest margin I've ever seen |
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| This gave us the great pleasure of seeing a rainbow from the tower | Standing on glass at the top of the sky tower. It was a bit nerve racking. | |
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| They gave us free hot chocolate and a pastry at the cafe. How lovely! | ||
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| A crazy fancy ice cream cone at Giapo's | ||
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| Plenty of TP! An incredible sight to see during global pandemic time when CA stores had already been stocked out for a full week | ||
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| The headline the day we flew out. Leaving just in time! | It was a madhouse at the airport, this picture doesn't nearly do it justice | Australia had closed their borders just a few days prior, which contributed greatly to the chaos |
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| We left at 8p on Friday, and arrived back at SFO at noon on Friday. Trippy! | The international terminal at SFO at noon on a Friday. Wow! |