Ken@Japan

Since I was tired from the forest walk in Waiheke Island, I overslept on my fourth day in Auckland, so I decided to take a short trip in Auckland city. Firstly, I went to i-site, a tourist information center in Sky-city Auckland to book my travel to Matamata area by a coach. Matamata is a place where a Hollywood movie crew shot a mega-hit movie series called "Lord of the ring" and "The hobbit". Matamata is used for filming the Hobbits' village (Hobbiton) called the Shire. From Auckland, getting a highway coach was the best way to get there, so I went to i-site for the booking. A lady at i-site was very friendly. When I asked to book the coach to Matamata, she realized that I was going to Hobbiton, and she explained to me that booking should be made before going to Matamata and $75 per person was required as its admission fee. Including the admission booking, she kindly arranged my Hobbiton travel by a coach at $129! It was such a reasonable deal! In...