Wellington, Ya Boring!

I will go ahead and say it, Wellington is boring.

We took Kiwi Rail from Auckland and were there for a few nights. Unfortunately, Wellington and I didn’t click at all. I was going crazy out of boredom and ready to take off from there on the second day itself. But we couldn’t because we had booked the hotel, and there was no way I could spare the extra cash from my last paycheque to change the planned itinerary. So we tried to make the most of it; Fafa wanted to make us enjoy it as much as possible. Me? I was sulking almost all the time. I credit any amount of good time we had there to him.

We stayed near Cuba Street, where the fun resides. We spent those days walking up and down the street countless times. It was exciting in the beginning but soon turned out to be mind-numbing. Cuba Street bucket fountain was the quirkiest landmark I saw in Wellington. Here, I also saw Stewie Griffin toy, looking pissed as always. Cuba Street has a few comic stores; I almost bought Homer Simpsons Buddha from one of them. Almost.

I keep thinking about whether we did Wellington wrong? Like maybe we missed a huge part of the town?

One exciting thing about Wellington was the copious amount of coffee shops. Unfortunately, not every place served a decent coffee. I had to throw the almost full cup from here because it tasted terrible.

Before you think that I was being a diva in Wellington, there’s something I like in Wellington: the brownstone building near the wharf. I always fantasize about living in a building like this, ala Sex and The City. And I will make taking pictures in front of a waterfront my travel thing. Then there was a gorgeous clear day where we could see the snow on the tip of the mountains! This was one of my favourite moments of Wellington, along with the bucket of crabs I polished off that day.

But it was counter parted by the most ridiculous cable car ride ever, one of Wellington’s highly rated tourist attractions. I LOVE train (cable car) rides and was looking forward to riding on them. We walked from Cuba Street to the entrance and paid NZD$7 each for the shortest and uneventful ride ever.

Nope, not cool Wellington. Not cool at all.

Also, the Botanical Garden was lovely, but that’s it. I begged Fafa to head back to Auckland soon after. I have had enough “fun” in Wellington for a lifetime.

If you ask me whether to put Wellington on your New Zealand list, I say skip it and visit Queenstown instead. Unless you are a hardcore foodie because Wellington food was above average compared to other places I have eaten in New Zealand, but then again, who goes to New Zealand for the food?

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