come on ride da train

this weekend we took friday off and took the train from wellington to auckland. aaron found a good two-for-one deal, that also corresponded with a cheap $50 flight from auckland to wellington. so we decided to take advantage.

our time in new zealand is quickly coming to a close, so we thought we needed to finally start seeing some of the sights.

the train ride was simply gorgeous. we tried to take pictures, but they do not really capture it the way it was.

notes about the trip:
1. we were quite the anomaly on the trip because we were about 30 years younger than the average couple. 
2. it was an 11 hour train ride. so besides staring at gorgeous scenery we also napped, knitted, played cards, and drank champagne.
3. during the ride aaron discovered the order at the german butcher was accidentally doubled and we had been charged for $375 of german meat. which is funny in hindsight, but not at the time.