Some more fun in Auckland: Museum, Sky Tower, and yes more jumping

A must in Auckland is to go to the Sky Tower. It is attached to a casino, restaurants and bars. Going up the Sky Tower is a highlight and you get a great panoramic view of the city. There are glass panels on the floor that you can walk over and get a view of just how high up you are.



Here we have a view from down on the waterfront in Auckland. In the background you can see the Sky Tower (tall skinny thing) and that is where we headed to.



Not only can you see the great views you can also jump off the tower (I know). It;s kinda like a bungy but it is guided because it is right in the middle of downtown with buildings and the business district. So while you are up in the lookout portion of the tower there is a screen that says "Jumper in 2 mins" (I know sounds like a suicide viewing). So everyone gets ready to see the jumper and they actually stop the jumper right outside the viewing deck so all the tourists can gasp, take a picture, nearly faint, laugh etc... So the poor guy is just hanging there and then in no time he just drops. You can apparently jump almost anyway in NZ.



We managed to get into the Auckland Museum for an hour before it closed and it has been years since I have been there. Its huge and on a hill located at the Auckland Domain. Its quite a sight to see. This is us out the front and ....



... this is a better view of the front where you can see just how huge it is. We managed to see most of the NZ section which consisted of culture, traditions, early schooling, famous kiwi people etc ....