Friday, December 18, 2009

High Street - Auckland

A street parallel to Queen that contains some very posh shops and hotels. Also some good and straightforward stuff – like the Red Bean Steamed Bun that I purchased from a Chinese Food street vendor. yum yum yummeee. It’s something that I have been craving for a while now and this one was fresh and hot and just sweet enough and just the right amount of oozy red filling. Also the Trade Aid shop on this road is a good stop. Lots of crafty, arty, pretty things from poorer countries.


A side street off High Street. Love the ‘floating’ lights suspended between the buildings.

Shop called Peter Alexander that sells sleep wear – good old fashioned PJs and slippers. From kids stuff to girly stuff to sporty stuff to sexy stuff and men stuff too.


This hotel recently had a ‘facelift’. The hotel was the first built in Auckland, was rebuilt in 1925 after a fire destroyed it. It has been given a refit that retains much of it’s original content and mid-20th C feel.

A peek into the entrance – an Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair! Nice!

Detail from a tiled wall. The monochromatic scheme is perfect for the geometrically arranged hearts.
A Korean Pancake shop. This had a crowd of people when I walked past at the beginning of the High Street exploration and still a crowd of people an hour later. Shall have to try some of the fare to see what the fuss is about.
       

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