A great trip to Auckland

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We are back from Auckland and since it was a lovely sunny day, we used the opportunity to finish the weed cutting and clearing.
Now finally, the properties look really nice.
We had a great time in Auckland, getting our "City Fix".
We found two great Japanese restaurants that offer a variety of vegetarian food, spent time in the book store and idled in cafes over tea and coffee.
We took long walks around the city and shopped for all the mock meats we cannot get locally.
We also found this wonderful oriental supermarket that sells the freshest fruit and veggies.
It reminded me of living in NYC and being able to shop for great fresh produce in Chinatown.

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