So last Sunday marked the end of the Auckland Lantern Festival. I know it's a bit late (blame uni :p) but my friend said that technically the correct date of the Lantern Festival's today, so yeah :)
When we arrived, we saw this lion dance team just about to start. Ahh, the nostalgia brings me back to the days in Indonesia where amateur lion dancers would move around performing in front of restaurant windows then a representative would go inside distributing empty red packets on the tables for customers to put their donation in.
I love watching lion dance, or any form of acrobatics/contortion in general. Their agility and coordination never ceases to amaze me.
Princes St, just beside our university campus, was lined up with countless food stalls selling delicacies from all over the world. Two bummer words to say, however: NO EFTPOS.
Also, people everywhere. I had never expected that Auckland could be so crowded. You literally couldn't move on your own - you had to depend on the movement of others to shift you around the place or ya ain't going anywhere. xD
From now onwards, I shall let the photos do the talking :)
I was even more lucky to have been able to go twice with my lovely new friends from Huia! It hasn't been long at all since I met them, but they're all lovely beyond words can express :3 If this is just the beginning, I look forward to more memories for us to spend together <3
The festival (and O-Week) was wrapped up by a fireworks display from the Sky Tower! And being blessed with a room on the 9th floor that faces the city, I didn't even have to go out to the barbecque area to view this spectacle :)
See you again until my next post! Most likely it will be about uni life or Huia :)
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