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<\/a><\/p>\nL<\/span>ast week I flew to Wellington for a brief five day holiday. \u00a0It was to be a jam packed trip. \u00a0My brother Stu was turning forty and his wife Cherie had organized a huge surprise party on Sunday. \u00a0It was to be my first meeting with his new son Jamie. \u00a0My parents had only just moved to Wellington a month earlier and it was my first opportunity to visit them in their new home. \u00a0Meanwhile my brother-in-law Matt had recently started working as a chef in one of the city’s best little cafes in the CBD. \u00a0Oh, and an Under 20 FIFA World Cup tournament was on!\u00a0 All this was happening against the backdrop of a typically chilly Wellington.<\/p>\n Here are a few snippets taken from the trip.<\/p>\n Breakfast at my parent’s house was just the way I remember it. \u00a0There would be fresh fruit, a typical Scottish fry up (eggs, bacon, black pudding), BBC Scotland on the radio and plenty of tea. \u00a0The only difference is nowadays the BBC is streamed off an iPad.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Stu’s daughter Abby is an energetic force of nature and very advanced for a three year old. \u00a0She holds conversation confidently with children and adults alike. \u00a0She loves bike riding, reading, building blocks and Minions.<\/em><\/p>\n A\u00a0mischievous\u00a0Abby plots to wake up Grandpa Don with her drum set!<\/em><\/p>\n My brother and his family\u00a0live in picturesque Porirua where the local park is only a couple of minutes away.<\/em><\/p>\n My brother-in-law Matt. \u00a0He is as dry-witted and laconic\u00a0as I remember him. \u00a0He now makes a living working as a chef at a cafe in the city. \u00a0We had a chance to sample his cooking and it was excellent. \u00a0He’s a guy with an exciting career ahead of him.<\/i><\/p>\n Wellington, like the rest of the world, has been overtaken by boutique beer breweries and a love of pale ales. \u00a0The Tuatara APA, brewed just down the road from where my parents live, is one of the best.<\/em><\/p>\n Burger time. \u00a0The family enjoy a quick bite to eat at the sheds during my brother’s Saturday league football.<\/em><\/p>\n Wellington has quite a neat little dining scene happening. \u00a0We ate out on Saturday night at Topor, a Polish restaurant that served great food and had an extensive selection of vodka.<\/em><\/p>\n The Te Papa Museum had a Gallipoli exhibition which was co-funded and supported by Weta Workshop. \u00a0The exhibition – dubbed ‘The Scale of War’ – focused on the personal stories of six individuals who were involved in World War One. \u00a0The exhibit had production values of an incredibly high standard using an array of multimedia devices and most memorably included eight gigantic lifelike statues that were 2.4 times the scale of humans.<\/em><\/p>\n New Zealand’s most popular milk chocolate.<\/em><\/p>\n We saw a double header at Westpac Stadium, fondly referred to by the locals as ‘The Cake Tin’. \u00a0After witnessing a dour scoreless draw between Austria and Argentina, the hosts of the tournament delighted the fans as New Zealand stormed from a goal down to beat Myanmar 5-1.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n