New blog

 Please join me at my new blog which is at amypie71.blog.

I'm still making a few tweaks to it here and there, please change your link for me :-)

Electric

 

I've seen these being advertised for many years. I tried one about a year ago and I felt quite claustrophobic. Have you tried these or do you have one? What do you think about them?

Linking up with Weekend Reflections, Shadow Shot Sunday and The Weekend Roundup.

Cracker Bay

 

One thing I like to explore and take photos of is little side streets and alley ways.  I liked the colours on this wall in Auckland City. Cracker Bay has a cafe/restaurant as well as offers facilities for office spaces, boat storage and venue hire. They are right on the waterfront near Westhaven marina.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.

The new library

 

Yesterday on my day off I visited the new library in town. Ok apart from how much the whole thing cost I have to say I'm very impressed. Greymouth is an old town and as much as I like history and historical buildings, I also believe that sometimes we need modernization as well.

Up the stairs from the front entrance...

The view from one side of the building over one of the 3 main streets in town. The tall building is the local hotel.

The public computer area along with my coffee cup on the table.

The front reception area...

The cafe seating area which overlooks the other side of the river and was saturated in sunshine.

The childrens play area - quiet as children are at school during the day.

Linking up with Tuesday Treasures and Happy Tuesdays.

Outdoors

 

While I was attending my family reunion in Browns Bay while we were on holiday in Auckland recently I spotted this mural on a small wall opposite the venue. It was painted by artist Juliana Coelho as part of a community beautification initiative funded by Auckland Council's graffiti prevention team. Local school students and police staff also helped with the painting.

Thank you for your comments about my issues with blogger. I think independent blog hosting will be the way to go, I will share the new blog address later this week after I get it set up, hopefully I will have alot more success.

Linking up with Mural Monday.

Delivery

Seen in Auckland City - a New World delivery van taking someone's groceries to them. There are many apartments in this area so no doubt someone did their shopping online.

I've been having issues again with Blogger so I've decided next week I'll migrate to a website of my own and I'll leave the new address here.

Linking up with Weekend Reflections, Shadow Shot Sunday and The Weekend Roundup.

Hoi An

 

I love Vietnamese food, it's my favourite. I have Chinese ancestry on my mother's side so I love most Asian food as long as it has a bit of spice and chili. While in Orewa we found this restaurant - Hoi An so we were excited to try it.

Inside the restaurant - this was in the late afternoon so they had only just opened for dinner. We were the first ones there. 

Two of the manus sitting through the main windows but there was another menu inside.

This was what I ordered; Vietnamese vegetable rice paper rolls on the bottom and I think it was a Pork noodle salad on the top. I would definitely go there again and order.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.