Just the beautiful waterfront with the Te Papa museum in the background. Did I mention I was a ten minute walk from here? (image via myself)

Wellington (located at the bottom of the North Island) is not only the capital city of New Zealand, but the place I was fortunate enough to call home for six months last year. I’m pretty biased to this city, sorry I’m not sorry for it, which is the number one reason why it’s my first choice for a city highlight.

Windy Wellington is, well, windy. You think the Santa Ana’s are bad in southern California? Wellington laughs at that.

There’s more than just wind in the southernmost capital in the world: there’s a huge film industry (what’s up Peter Jackson!?), the national Te Papa museum, Parliament (aka the Beehive), and the greatest nightlife I could have ever to asked for being 20 years old and living thousands of miles away from home.

I could go on and on about this city, or I could show some of my favorite photos. Check them out after the jump and be sure to let me know what your favorite part of Wellington is!

