City of Sails

The next day we decided to skip the conference and see a little of Auckland. We visited a couple of universities in the city center, then just browsed the streets.

The city of Auckland is home to 451,000 people. If you count the surrounding areas the amount totals 1.2 million. This is one third the population of the entire country.

The city is clean and modern. Known as the 'City of Sails' because of a great number of yachts that sail in the harbours, Auckland sits between two harbors, surrounded by extinct volcanoes.