Day 8: Wellington

second day in Wellington and we're really liking the posh city centre apartment. Slightly bigger than my house it turns out.
In the afternoon we met up with dan's friends Fiona and Matt and went to the local nature reserve which was very nice.

In the evening we headed to Cuba street which is where a lot of the good bars are. Had some very good cocktails and then went on to a restaurant called Logan and browns. We had been told that of was very luxurious and also pretty exclusive. When we told people we didn't have a reservation there was much head shaking and sucking of teeth. There was even a piece in the paper today about an Ozzie actor being turned away.

It is in an old bank and so looks very grand and imposing as you head in. Either we give off the air ofbeing very exclusive or ( and I think this is more likely) they were having a bit of a slow night as we got a really good table rightaway. The food was glorious , the service was informal but very efficient with plates whisked away as they were finished and our glasses keptconstantly topped up, including the tap water which we were poured without even being asked which is always a good sign.


we finished and headed back out to cubastreet for a gentle post prandial stroll by the water and to take in the sights. It turns out that this salubrious restaurant in this lively area of town is actually only one street away from a very busy and industrious red light zone, complete with young ladies lining the streets.

Being well travelled young men we of course responded to this with the knowing and world -weary response of putting our hands over our eyes and running down the middle of the street.