What to do in Welly?

[Wildcard]

Hey everyone, firstly to those I have not spoken to in quite some time - hollah!

I'm in Wellington on the 28th/29th with my girlfriend. What's your pick for things to do? Seems I've been to Welly on business far too many times but never got out and about properly since Megameet errm 04....

So as a kind of Welly virgin, what would you suggest in 2 days?

[big-ben-007]

On the 29th there is drag racing in Masterton

Or the pubs = good times

[Mr Revhead]

you could come pay homage to me
bow at my feet and all that


what kinda things were you looking to do?
i know where some goats are....

[Wildcard]

Well apart from visiting relatives in Stratford we're pretty open to ideas

Going to check out Te Papa, Mt Vic..... again, open to all the tourist dribble..... staying in a hotel right in the center of the city so any feedback accepted!

[Mr Revhead]

tbh dont go to te papa with big expectations.

cant really think of a lot to do in the city, plenty of bars!

[Leon]

Head up to Paraparaumu, go visit Lindale, feed the animals (Warwick is banned there for life). Head another 2km North and go to Southwards Car Museum. Make sure you try the Chocolate Mousse at the upstairs cafe.
Maybe have a wander around the Wellington zoo as well, have a coffee at the cafe at the entrance, and watch meercats while drinking coffee.
Go watch a movie at the Embassy theatre.
If you're into books, do a wander down Cuba St and investigate the shops there.
If you're into transvestites, go wander down Marion St at 3am.

[flygt4]

te papa is great coz its free as long as you dont wanna go on any rides (you probly dont they are pretty gay)
if you have half a brain you might find something amusing there.

it also located nicely on the waterfront, so if the weather is as good as it has been, you'll want to go for a wander along the harbours edge, pick out a cafe for lunch etc, and even walk right around to oriental parade and watch all the chicks jogging/bouncing by.
if you have a rental car you might even follow that up with a cruise right around the bays, grab some snaps of the south island etc.

if you're out for drink in the evening, courtney place is the busy place full of pre teens in bikinis, theres a couple of decent irish pubs around, and a couple of pubs up cuba mall. just don't go too far up coz all the emo weirdo's live up there.

[2jayzgte]

Or even just jump in a car and do a mission around the bays maybe shoot up to the wind turbine gives you a different view on WGTN.

[Mr Revhead]

te papa is great coz its free

and so it should be
all good for 11 year olds school trips
and thats about it

[Wildcard]

Awesome suggestions, thanks everyone, specifically like the driving/touring bits!

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

Well apart from visiting relatives in Stratford we're pretty open to ideas

go team STRATFORD!

might as well pop in and see me then while youre round these ways

[Gudgen]

te papa is great coz its free

and so it should be
all good for 11 year olds school trips
and thats about it

sounds like your kind of place.. ample pre-teens..