Friday, March 5, 2010

Frozen in Time

The first thing you notice about Auckland is the frontier-style architecture, with roofs and arcades over the street:


The second is the stores underneath those arcades. It feels like you've truly reached the ends of the earth. They are small, local, bric-a-brac of all kinds. If I were looking for a truly one-of-a-kind antique, I'd look for it here.

New Zealand is a modern country, don't get me wrong. But they've also got an awful lot of stores that we in the United States hardly ever see anymore, like travel agents ...


... tobacconists ...


... and even record stores, selling genuine vinyl records:


If you really, truly need it, I bet you can find it in New Zealand.

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