Saturday, April Fools!
Erin writing –
Abe and I went into the Windy City today (Wellington) to spend time alone. We started along the Parade and waved down a taxi. Before we got the taxi, we came upon a street sign that we usually do not see in the states. 
Upon entering the City, we went straight for food (surprise, surprise!). We picked the Wellington Trawling Fish Market on Cuba St. This market uses fish caught that day in their lunch and dinner specials and it was superb. Some locals started talking to us after they saw me thumbing through the Lonely Planet (our N.Z. bible!). They were very nice and also very curious about our travels here thus far. They were in town, from Napier, to see a, sorry, THE, rugby game. It turns out, everyone here is a die-hard fan and they will travel from most places to see the game. We were going to try to get tickets but they were sold out due to the popularity. After we ate, we stopped by Roger’s Tattoo gallery. Abe asked a lot of questions about Maori tattoos (we shouldn’t be surprised if he comes back tattooed). As he was asking questions, I watched people getting tattoos and as my eyes surveyed my surroundings, they settled upon a picture, set in the tattoo shop, of Elijah Wood and another hobbit from LOTHR! It turns out that a lot of the cast got “ink” at this shop during their stay in N.Z.! I think that it gives the place credibility but Abe is still thinking about it! We then went to the Wellington Museum and spent a couple of hours there. They had alot about earthquakes and other natural
disasters that New Zealand has encountered – it was very interesting. We are planning to go back to see the floor about the Maori people. We did sit in a cool presentation about the Maori people. Here are some photos of that exhibit – Hope they come out! 
Neat thing was – the admission was free! We ended the night by going to Shed 5 for some dinner. Unfortunately we had no reservations and they were completely booked up because of the Rugby game. So, we had some beer and some bar food – not too bad.
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