Skip to main content

The office Christmas parties...

We have attended office Christmas parties in 
Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland this year.

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.
Auckland Symphony Orchestra carols at the Town Hall
Sydney got off to an um rather spectacular start 
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!!
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.

I had 60 seconds in between very loud music 
to talk to people I'd never met before
before the next song drowned out all hope of conversation.
Albert Park, Auckland
Everyone in the office had chosen their favourite song.
Great idea, except I didn't have a song.
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?
Christmas cake display Langham hotel, Auckland
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...
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'!
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!
Auckland harbour side 
Oh and the office Christmas party?
Auckland decided to go sophisticated 
with dinner at the harbour
Perfect!


Labels:
Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Autumn Spice and everything nice!

Hey, what ever happened to Summer? I hope yours was lovely, mine was pretty amazing! It feels like my whole year has whizzed past in a flash, how about yours?  I've had a year of saying "yes" to everything offered to me. It has been exciting to put it out to the Universe to see where I should be. We feel very fortunate to be able to do this in my husband's early years of retirement. I'm just back in Asia from the US. I never feel my year is quite right without seeing British daffodils in the Spring and a pumpkin and the leaves turning in Autumn. Yay, the world nailed it this year, thank you.  Read on to find out what happened when my ultimate yes occurred on a trip to Montana to meet Ruth, an IG friend. I know Bloggers will smile and not be at all concerned, we've been meeting up around the globe for years, haven't we...?!  But let's just say some of my family and friends were, you're doing what?! But first some Little Wren updates! France I had so...
14 comments
Read more

Taipei Adventures, naked - moi?!

I have to tell you all about my little adventure in Taipei recently, naked at the Hot Springs! I can't believe that I have never been to Taiwan, I certainly urge you all to go if you ever get the chance. For me, I loved the combination of influences of two countries I enjoy.  Street views from Downtown Taipei The Chinese left some interesting historical influences and stunning architecture, which combined with a Japanese legacy and efficiency in transportation, makes Taipei an easy place to visit, with so much to see. Nowadays, Taiwan has emerged as a thoroughly modern city, I loved my time there. It felt exotic and safe until I had to get my kit off. It was a spur of the moment decisions to join my husband on his Taiwanese business trip, prompted by the delay in the arrival of our furniture into Bangkok, and ‘no room at the inn’ where we had been staying. Given that I’m commitment and fancy-free in Thailand; there’s no job, no kids, no dog and absolutely nothing in ...
Post a Comment
Read more

L'eau de toilette....

Our meals at The Serai were a huge part of the enjoyment of our stay. Lunch & dinners are marathon five course events...We tried not to over-order but even when we cut back to try to pace ourselves, Chef would send out little treats for us to try... If one person expressed an interest in a particular dish, we all got it.... Whenever someone ordered something we all got it.... ...although sometimes it took a quite a few attempts... 'Can you do oats, no milk?' .... 'Can you do ginger, hot water and some lemon, no milk?' We have an eclectic group of tastes from Miss ' Extra spicy ' to Miss ' Not too spicy ' through to Miss ' Vegetarian, no dairy ' , myself as ' Miss Recovering, extra careful and just wants soup. ...and even Miss India herself who every now and again just orders chips... So we can't leave without saying a huge thank you to the Chef for the best food that we have had so far.... We hear conflicting reports about whether th...
Post a Comment
Read more