Day 10 marks the shortest day spent in NZ on our itinerary, as it's the day of our flight back to SG! Although I've quite ambitiously planned 2 places (Hamilton Gardens + Cereal Killa Cafe) to get to during the trip planning stage, we ended up just settling our meals at Hamilton Gardens Cafe instead.
But first, here's the morning view at Tongaporutu Domain.
And after an approximately 2.5 hours' drive (173km), we arrived at the Hamilton Gardens, and headed straight for the cafe for brunch.
The cafe opens at 9am and overlooks the Turtle Lake, providing a simple lunch menu (which we didn't realise when ordering the cabinet food), coffee and cabinet food. There's also a gift shop connected to the cafe, which we didn't bother to check out.
After a quick brunch, we headed off to check out the different gardens, which supposedly has different opening hours ranging from as early as 730am to 10am.
Hamilton Gardens is open daily (FREE entry) from 730am - 10am, and parking available through Gate 1 and Gate 2.
For more information, visit their website HERE
And then, after leaving the gardens, it was another nearly 2 hours' drive back to Auckland Airport (smashing into a swarm of bees along the highway) and that's it!
This marks the end of my NZ travelogue! Coming up next will probably be a series of #siryweds (my wedding preparations) posts. So current BTBs, do stay tune!
Till then,
Mia Foo
But first, here's the morning view at Tongaporutu Domain.
And after an approximately 2.5 hours' drive (173km), we arrived at the Hamilton Gardens, and headed straight for the cafe for brunch.
The cafe opens at 9am and overlooks the Turtle Lake, providing a simple lunch menu (which we didn't realise when ordering the cabinet food), coffee and cabinet food. There's also a gift shop connected to the cafe, which we didn't bother to check out.
After a quick brunch, we headed off to check out the different gardens, which supposedly has different opening hours ranging from as early as 730am to 10am.
Hamilton Gardens is open daily (FREE entry) from 730am - 10am, and parking available through Gate 1 and Gate 2.
For more information, visit their website HERE
And then, after leaving the gardens, it was another nearly 2 hours' drive back to Auckland Airport (smashing into a swarm of bees along the highway) and that's it!
This marks the end of my NZ travelogue! Coming up next will probably be a series of #siryweds (my wedding preparations) posts. So current BTBs, do stay tune!
Till then,
Mia Foo
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