More travel

Yep, been to a few more cities. Masterton and New Plymouth. There are a few more places in NZ that I haven't been to but I reckon that I'll be able to see those places with this job.

Only wish is that I actually get a client in Wellington itself. Going to Lower Hutt next week for a day so I guess that's Wgtn enough for you.

As for airpoints... well it's not growing that quickly. With every flight taking about 45min-1hour long... you might as well drive (that and some places don't have airports... go Masterton). Saw Mt Taranaki and it's definitely an impressive sight. The best view was on the way home where the plane flew right around it. Spent most of my time trying to see the summit and only caught a glimpse once while working.

The Len Lye Wind Wand:
It sat right in front of my hotel and I was trying to figure out what it meant. I didn't know it's name but the closest thing I thought it could be was:
* an antenna of an alien
* some spying device
* a symbol of New Plymouth's power orientated city (although I thought that the closest power generated device it related to was wind but how it related to wind power I don't know)
* substitute for a lighthouse

So post-New Plymouth, here's what I found: Len Lye had a speciality in making kinetic sculptures. The wind sculpture is part of this and it sways and oscillates with the wind. Unfortunately when I was there it wasn't windy, but at least I kind of guess right that the sculpture was something to do with the wind.
More info about the sculpture can be found at the New Plymouth District Council site.

New Plymouth is interesting, you can see it's traditional city with the good ole NZ feel but you can see parts of it becoming modern and contemporary. It was a mix of the art sculptures (of which there were a few), the change in building types and type of businesses opening up and furnishing their space in such a contemporary feel. But then right next door there's a cute little old ladies shop with dolls and tea cups. Change it's everywhere but as long there's a mix of old and new it'd keep a city up and developing.