Auckland, NZ

1 Arriving at the Auckland airport, home of the original Maori people	2	3 downtown Auckland with tower	4	5 View of Auckland from Bastion Point.	6	7 Mt. Eden (Maungawhau), Auckland.	8
9	10 Auckland War Memorial Museum	11 Auckland SKy Tower	12	13 Auckland Sky Tower	14	15	16 We took a day trip to Hobbiton, where "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" was filmed. It was an exciting trip
17 The Shire	18	19	20	21 Francisco in front of Bag End	22 Taking a break	23 Bag End, where Bilbo and Frodo lived	24 Francisco and Bill in front of Bag End
25 Looking down toward the Tavern	26 Heading down to the Tavern	27 View from the Tavern	28	29	30 The Green Dragon Inn	31 Continuing our day trip, we stopped off in a Redwood Forest along the way	32 Mitai Maori Village is a cultural experience that lets you witness the ancient Maori culture as well as a traditional meal.
33	34	35	36	37 The Maori presented a show of their culture	38	39	40
41	42 Te Pua park. They set the geyser off by dropping a bundle of soap into it	43 The Lady Knox Geyser is one of the most visited geysers in Rotorua	44	45	46	47	48 Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
49	50	51	52	53 We were not allowed to take pictures inside the caves