Just some snippets

Well, I skipped blogging yesterday besides some pictures. We lost an hour with day light savings time over the weekend, and we stayed up later than normal. So, I was tired and hit the sack.

Yesterday was a long day. I got up with Sacha to go to the markets while Einor went with her dad. It is true that people from Wellington will go to the market no matter what the weather is. Yesterday it was COLD and RAINY, but I had the proper shoes this time, and it really didn't bother me at all. We had lunch there. Sacha told me I absolutely had to try the dumplings, even though I wanted to go back to my friend who makes the delicious crepes. However, the dumplings were so delicious I literally could eat them every day. They reminded me of our pot sticker nights back home sometimes.

For dessert I decided to go over to this guys selling churros. I thought why not? No one was over there. You could get a plain churro, a filled churro, a double stuffed churro, and something else. The filling choices were chocolate, caramel, and maybe a combo of both. I got a churro filled with caramel. Well, I'm sorry Costco...but your Churros, and any others after this experience will taste terrible, because THESE WERE SO GOOD! I mean, unbelievable. I could live at this market.

 Thank goodness I am leaving Wellington, or every weekend I would go and spend all my money there! Sacha says it is truly some of the best food, if not the best, in Wellington. Many people come from the south island every weekend, and bring their stuff to this market because it is one of the best in NZ. Why is there not one like this in Atlanta???

Then Sacha went to an exercise class, and I was left in the rain at the markets. I strolled for a while longer, before heading towards their national museum, "Te Papa." That is also where we went the day before. I spent the next few hours in there. It wasn't until I was inside that I realized how FREEZING my hands were! It must have been Scotland day in Te Papa and Wellington, because there were so many people in kilts...EVERYWHERE, and playing bagpipes, and Scotland craziness going on. Probably a Scotland rugby match about to occur.

When we got home Sacha promised she would make me a NZ dessert, because I could not leave NZ without trying it. It is called a, Pavlova. It is basically like a giant meringue, with icing, and crumbled chocolate and kiwi fruit on top. It was delicious! This week has been the New Zealand experience for me!