He rested a few minutes on the bed and then we went out.  He could only walk very slowly and I did not rush him at all.  We went to the tourist office inside the Britomart Train Station and got directions on how to take the bus which went around Auckland's Central Business District or CBD.  A kind staff of the tourist office advised us to go to the bust stop in front of the Dilworth Building.  A few minutes later, we were off on our independent bus tour.  An hour later we got off at the same bus stop where we boarded.  Marc had difficulty walking and I knew he needed to be seen by a doctor quickly otherwise he was going to be agonizing pain for an indefinite period of time.  We went back to the hotel and asked the front desk staff of the SEBEL where we could go to see a doctor. He took one look at Marc and asked if we wanted a doctor to come to the hotel instead.  Marc said no.  Fortunately, the hospital called CITI Meds was just two blocks away from our hotel.  Marc and I went there right away and he was seen in no time.  I asked the doctor if he could prescribe Vicadin tablets too since these medicines helped me a lot with the back pain I had years ago.    The doctor was thorough and told Marc not to worry.  I asked if Marc was going to be able to complete the rest of our vacation.  He didn't see any reason why not.  The rest of the day, Marc just rested and slept.  Though we just stayed in the hotel room that day, we could not have done better since the rains were quite heavy that day.

After a full day of rest and a heavy dose of medication to alleviate his back pain, Marc was up and ready to go sightseeing again on our fourth day in Auckland.  On this day, we boarded the same bus we took he day earlier and went to the Auckland Domain.  We wanted to visit the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Ewelme Cottage, a must see when in Auckland.  We saw this tiny cottage on our way to the Auckland Museum and we tried to get in.  Unfortunately, it was closed at the time we went there.  This cottage was built for the Rev. Vicesimus Lush from 1863 to 1864 and named for the Ewelme Village in England.  It is said that the roomy Kauri cottage is authentically preserved, right down its 19th century wallpaper.

That's me happy to see the Auckland Museum, one of city's top four attractions

At the time of our visit, the museum was buzzing with activity.  There were just as many students on field trips as there were local and international tourists.  The museum didn't charge any admission fee although a donation of $10 per person was asked of every visitor.  The museum had three full floors of exhibits.  The first floor which displayed everything Maori and Polynesian was my favorite.  Truth be told, I wasn't a fan of art from this part of the world.  Our visit to this impressive museum completely changed all that.  The art as I was about to find out was spectacular.  I was dumbfounded.

Here were snapshots of the exhibits regarding the Maori and Polynesian Art

Here's a close up view of the meeting House.  Absolutely stunnning when you see it in person.  People were lining up to get pictures of it and to get sanpshots of themselves in front of it.  It was so exciting when we got to this part of the the gallery exhibit.

The second floor of the museum was dedicated to exhibits about the flora and fauna of New Zealand while the third and top floor was the War Memorial, dedicated to all the KIWI men who participated and fought in all the world wars.

The War Memorial inside the Auckland Museum was huge.  It occupied all of the third floor. It had monuments, dioramas, and life size models of New Zealand scenes during the early 1900s.

I had a wonderful time in the museum.  We stayed at least three hours here and I highly recommend a visit to this place should you find yourself in Auckland.