Exploring Auckland and a Wonderful Wine Tour on Waiheke Island!
Wednesday January 30 was another warm day that became progressively more sunny. High of 29C. We decided to walk downtown- about an hour meander. We walked through Vulcan Lane en route to getting our Red Rabbit coffee. There have always been a number of law offices on Vulcan Lane. According to our Free Tour guide from earlier this week, the lawyers' offices, often located on the second floor of the buildings, would keep their windows open to listen to people, including criminals who hung out below, when it was a more seedy location. They would pick up gossip pertaining to their cases and maybe obtain new clients. Today, there are still many law offices located in this now more upscale lane. I loved the name of Vulcan Chambers The Lane was also known as Vulture's Lane-- today the name of a pub on Vulcan Lane Alain found a wonderful merino wool store called Untouched World. He bought a t-shirt with a kite on it. There was some info on the use of the symbol: ac