i know i said this about melbourne but wellington really is my favorite city i have ever been to! something about it was just lovely! it didn’t really feel like a city but more like a really cool and quaint town. my favorite place i went was cuba street which was full of darling shops, great restaurants and the world’s best hot chocolate. the te papa museum was awesome but not gonna lie, my favorite part of the museum was the super fast internet. because when you don’t have even regular internet, super fast internet becomes all the more important.

on our way to wellington, we stayed at our friend’s grandparents beach house. i was in heaven. it wasn’t the kind of beach i’m used to back home in cali but it was beautiful and peaceful. the house was adorable! it seemed to be frozen in a time long past and there were still vintage books in the book shelves, black and white family photos on the walls and decade old cans in the cupboards. we all talked and played games late into the night then woke up early to make bacon and french toast. it really was a magical stay