A good night out.

Last night I went with a friend to one of the "Late" nights at the Auckland museum. The night included a panel discussion in the dome with splendiferous views, a jazz band, another band, a fashion show, and access to the whole museum.

Started off with yakatori at Ken's. (The link goes to a different restaurant but it's much the same). Unfortunately their wine selection by the glass wasn't huge so we ended up sharing a bottle between two before we even started. Then when we finally arrived at the museum, they had this great system where you could buy a drink but then you couldn't go anywhere with it so you had to knock it back double quick to get to the next event. Fortunately by that stage my glass was having difficulty finding my mouth which prevented me imbibing too much more which could have led to worse incidents. Nevertheless, it was wonderful to be in that beautiful building at night and wandering dazedly among the exhibits. Afterwards we WALKED back to K Road through the domain in the dark. By then we needed sugar, liquid and a sit-down. Ended up at the Wine Cellar in St Kevin's Arcade ... a fabulous and different sort of a place.... obviously somebody else has also very much enjoyed a drink there because although I didn't think this lampshade was that exciting, I like the state of mind I think the photo represents . (Personally I was a bit blotto to take many photos and am too hungover to face the complications of seeing whether I took any and how they worked out.) It was a good night!