Sveciuose pas Velingtona / Life in Wellington

Pakeliaves 'laukiniai' pietineje saloje, siaurineje visa laika praleidau mieste, sveciuose pas pona Lina. Linas, su kuriuo susipazinom jam begyvenant Airijoje, pries kelis metus paliko zaliaja sala ir isvaziavo i kita sala kelti ekonomikos.

Nerealiai praleidau laika, visokiems turistiniams reikalams pasilikau tik sia diena ir, lyjant lietui, prasivaiksciojau po centra, uzeidamas i Te Papa Tongarewa muzieju.




Siaip laika leidom su Lino smagia kompanija is viso pasaulio kampeliu (pasirodo cia vietiniu gyventoju negausybe, dauguma - atvyke dirbti uzsienieciai ir kiwiai). Laiko leidimo programa pakankamai intensyvi - apsilankymas parke su visokiais pauksciais, senu auksakasiu tuneliu ir agregatais salia pasivaiksciojimo taku.



Vakare - krepsinis, paskutini karta zaidima saleje stebejau pries pora metu, kai lietuviai Vilniuje patvarke rusu rinktine (po to jie mus patvarke jau cempionate, echh). Lietuviu iki 19 metu rinktine ruosiasi pasaulio cempionatui, kuris vyks N. Zelandijoje.

Vaikinukai po 26 valandu skrydzio ir vos vienos dienos poilsio siaip ne taip iveike kivius, kurie pries varzybas susoko tradicini haka soki. Susipazinau su Velingtono lietuviu bendruomenes nariais, kuriuos cia suskaiciuoti uztenka vienos rankos pirstu:).

Po varzybu i bara, grojo kazkokia grupe, vokalistas, niolikiniu mergaiciu svajone, pritariant gitaroms dainavo apie nieka. Pasirodyma isgelbejo vienas ziurovu, pareikalaves grupe groti bliuza, o pats, pritardamas lupine armonikele, dainavo apie meile ir soko kaip Jamiroquai po gero savaitgalio. Soumenas stipresniais kurinio momentais krisdavo ant zemes ir savo soki paskyre ata Jacksonui Michaelui.

Kita diena ryte lankem maratona ir namu kina ant sofos. Labai gerai pailsejau, atsimaitinau ir dabar galiu vel pulti i zygi. Jei sveciuosites Velingtone, patariu aplankyti Lina, jis jumis pasirupins:).



In north island I spent all the time in the Vellington city visiting a friend I met in Ireland. Linas few years back moved to N. Zealand and lives a quality life. I didn't do touristy things, only went for a walk today visiting Te Papa Tongarewa museum.




Spent all weekend with Lina's friends from all over the world working and living in Wellington. Good fun, we went to park for a day and in evening Lithunian U-19 basketball team was playing friendly match against kiwis Tall Blacks U-19.





Of course we won and I met almost all lithuanian in Wellington, let's say four of all five living there:).




Evening in a bar with indie pop band playing sweet shit. At the end of the show the guy from audience asked the band to play blues and sang it really well playing harmonica as well. That guy stole the show with his crazy dance moves, falling on the floor at the right moment (the dance was dedicated to rip Jackson Michael). Next day we tried to watch marathon and staying at home watching movies.

I rested so well feeling like at home, it even rains like in Dublin today.



Keletas foto is muziejaus, kiwiai pasistenge - daug ekspoziciju per sesis aukstus, mokomoji medziaga vaikams, o man patiko kampelis, kurio kuriniu negalima ireminti.






Following Sydney graffiti show, some examples from Wellington's streets.









Rytoj trumpa kelione i Montreali. Kanadieciai, be klevu sirupo ir bedanciu ledo ritulininku, gali pasigirti gera muzika. Girkis, Kanada..
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Blynuoles / Panckake Wednesday

Lydekai paliepus, man panorejus masinos, tranzuojant i Punakaiki, stojo vos istiesus ranka. Pakeites tris transporto priemones , 250 km nusvilpiau akimirksniu. Pirmasis vairuotojas, prancuzas, pasakojo koks puikus jo gimtasis miestas Marselis (reikes butinai aplankyti) ir keike Sarkozy. Antrasis, kiwis, porino apie gaujas ir narkotiku zala jaunam organizmui. Paskutine valanda vezusi moteriske pristate i hosteli su nerealiu vaizdu i bala.

Punakaiki sildo golfo srove, vesi atograzu miskai ir arkliai, sniego nepasitaiko. Turistu buriai suvaziuoja apziureti Blynu uolu. Mokslininkai negali paaiskinti, kodel uolynas sugule kaip bulviniai blynai sekmadienio ryta. Uolos nemegsta juros vandens ir ji spjauna. As nesulaukiau tinkamo laiko, bet bulviniai blynai, ypac audros metu, tiesiog spjauna vandeni is keliu baseinu, apsuptu uolu. Bevaiksciodamas papludimiu, radau ramu ir nuosalu kampeli. Galvojau - neatrastas ir Vytauto Landsbergio garbei pasiryzau bet kokia kaina ji pasiekt. Bandymas lipti uolomis nepavyko ir kuri laika kabojau ant blyno atbrailos, negaledamas pajudeti nei i desine, nei kaire. Siaip netaip grizes i starto vieta, nutariau bristi. Upes srove tokia stipri, kad bristi teko greitai, labai greitai. Islipus pazadetoj zemej kojoms buvo visiskas Franzas Josefas. Pasiekes tiksla, ruosiausi besti i smeli Lietuvos veliava, bet pasirode vietines gentys musyciu, kurios ikyriai kaip tuk tuk vairuotojai ir skaudziai bekasdamos priverte grizti atgal.











I think New Zealand tourism board is taking care of me. Not many lithuanian tourists around and they want me to say and write only good things. Hitchhiking from Franz Josef everytime I raised my hand the car stopped straight away. Three different cars and before lunch I was in Punakaiki, in cosy hostel right on the beach.

Gulf stream heats the village and rainforest is going strong with no snow around. Tourists come to Punakaiki to see Panckake rocks. Nobody can explain why they are shaped like that. The rocks don't like sea water and specially during the storm the water is blown out of few huge holes. I had to leave before high tide and didn't see it but the rocks look great.











Savaite pietineje saloje tranzuojant buvo viena is smagiausiu kelioneje. Uzvakar bandziau pasiekti Picton, miesteli, is kurio galima persikelti i siaurine sala. Nepavyko, nes strigau kelioms valandoms kelyje su minimaliu kiekiu masinu.

Nutariau pernakvoti artimiausiame, didesniame mieste Nelsone. Nepavyko centre susirasti jaukesnio hostelio, todel pasirinkau artimiausia. Keista vieta - registratura su grotomis, vadybininkas su melynomis kalejimo tatoo ant krumpliu, sveciai - maoriu seimos, zoniniai vietiniu veidai su ant kiekvieno pirsto besipuikuojanciais auksiniais ziedais, nei vieno uzsieniecio. Vieta - tvarkinga, svari, neprasinejo kapeiku ar cigareciu, vandeni silde arbatai, ne svirkstams. Ryte greit moviau is ten, pasigavau masina, kuri nugabeno tiesiai i Picton prieplauka, nusipirkau bilieta i artimiausia kelta ir po keliu valandu miego atsiduriau NZ sostineje, Velingtone.

The week I spent in South island, specially West coast, was one of the best so far. Spending a night in Punakaiki next morning I tried to get to Picton where you can catch a ferry to North island. I didn't make it and stayed for a night in Nelson. Couldn't find any cosy hostel in town centre so had to go to dogdy one. Strange place - some of the guests wouldn't be out of place in Dolphin's Barn's finest christmas party. No foreigners at all, loads of prison tattoos, golden rings on each finger, maori families with kids. But the place was clean, really cheap and I woke up alive in a morning. Hitchhiked to Picton, bought a ticket and in few hours was in NZ capital, Weelington.