We have attended office Christmas parties in
Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland this year.
Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland this year.
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| Auckland shopping |
Each location was vying to see who could impress most
to have the most fun on a limited budget.
It was great to see how different each event was.
to have the most fun on a limited budget.
It was great to see how different each event was.
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| Auckland Symphony Orchestra carols at the Town Hall |
Sydney got off to an um rather spectacular start
with the naked man on the balcony
followed by a Brazilian BBQ at Darling Harbour.
I'm not quite sure that combination of words sounds right either...
But that's where we went and what we ate!!
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| Roadside sculpture Auckland |
Melbourne's party was a band in a garage
all hip and trendy.
It was fantastic, although rather too much
like corporate speed dating for me.
It was fantastic, although rather too much
like corporate speed dating for me.
I had 60 seconds in between very loud music
to talk to people I'd never met before
to talk to people I'd never met before
before the next song drowned out all hope of conversation.
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| Albert Park, Auckland |
Everyone in the office had chosen their favourite song.
Great idea, except I didn't have a song.
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| New Zealand's christmas pohutakawa flower bursts forth |
Music, or lack of knowledge of it,
can really make you feel like an outsider.
Forgive me for being a boring Pom, but
The Violent Femmes - who?
I know, I know all you Aussies and Americans are shouting
What? where were you?
I must have been under a
Blondie rock at the time...
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| Christmas cake display Langham hotel, Auckland |
What? where were you?
I must have been under a
Blondie rock at the time...
Give me a "Come on Eileen' or even 'I will Survive'
and I would have been the first on the dance floor...
Just 'beam me up Scottie'!
Just 'beam me up Scottie'!
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| Auckland's Sky Tower dominates the city |
Auckland is a great, if somewhat hilly, place to explore.
From the fabulous Light Show at the Auckland Art Gallery
to Auckland Symphony Orchestra carols at the Town Hall.
We had a blast!
Oh and the office Christmas party?
Auckland decided to go sophisticated
with dinner at the harbour
From the fabulous Light Show at the Auckland Art Gallery
to Auckland Symphony Orchestra carols at the Town Hall.
We had a blast!
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| Auckland harbour side |
Auckland decided to go sophisticated
with dinner at the harbour
Perfect!
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