【栗維尼 塗鴉牆】
We finally arranged one day sightseeing tour in Auckland after coming to this city of sails 3 months later. Our first stop was Mount Eden with panoramic views of the city.
來帆船之都奧蘭克三個月之後，栗與維尼終於安排了奧蘭克一日遊觀光行程。第一站就是有可以看到奧克蘭市全景的伊甸山
Mt Eden, also known as Maungawhau Domain, is one of the famous dormant volcano in Auckland, where is the highest point of overlooking the Auckland city, sky tower, harbors and one tree hill at 196 meters high.
伊甸山，又名Maungawhau Domain，是奧克蘭其中一個知名的休眠火山，也是可以從196公尺高眺望奧克蘭市、天空塔、碼頭以及一樹山的最高點。
We took a train to Newmarket station in the early morning and transferred to outerlink bus. We then hopped off the bus at Essex Rd bus stop and walked towards the Mt Eden.
一大早栗與維尼搭火車到Newmarket車站後轉搭outerlink公車，接著在Essex Rd站牌下車然後往伊甸山前進。
There are many walkways to the Mt Eden summit. Since we couldn't find the main entrance from Google map, we decided to follow our intuition! After 15 min walk from Mt Eden village, we found a sign saying "no vehicular access to summit"， We knew the summit was not that far away!
通往伊甸山山頂有很多條路，因為從Google地圖看不出來哪個是主要的入口，我們乾脆就憑直覺走。從伊甸小鎮走了約15分鐘後，我們發現有個標誌寫著"無通往山頂的車輛通道"，我們知道非常接近山頂了！
The so-called walkway was more like hiking trail but it was quite safe as there was a father with 3 kid ahead of us (one of the kids was sitting on his shoulder!)
所謂道路其實感覺更像登山步道，但是非常安全，因為我們前面還有一個爸爸帶著三個小孩，其中一個孩坐在他肩膀上！
The weather was so cloudy and windy but it wouldn't stop us enjoying the great 360 degree view of Auckland. Other than that, one must-see feature is the 50 meters deep crater on the summit. This was the first time I was so close to volcano so I couldn't help but keep looking at the amazing natural beauty. There are some wooden benches on the summit for taking a rest but please note there is no drinking water either coffee shop available on the summit.
當天天氣烏雲密布又颳大風，但還是不減我們享受360度的奧克蘭風景。除此之外，山頂山還有一個必看特色就是50公尺深的火山口。這是第一次這麼接近火山，因此實在忍不住的一直不停的看看這驚為天人的自然美景。山頂山有一些木製長凳可以休息，但請注意山頂上沒有提供飲用水也沒有咖啡店。
One the way back we went down from the top via easier walkway (The truth is we couldn't find the way we came.) The scene nearby the main entrance was also nice.
回程路上，栗與維尼選擇了比較簡單的從山頂下山 (其實是我們找不到原來上山的路)，主要入口附近的景色也很好。
Overall, highly recommend having a great view of Auckland from Mt Eden, walkway to the summit is easy and the volcano crater is so impressive and worth seeing. Don't miss the chance to see 50 meters deep crater with your own eye when visit Auckland!
結論
非常推薦從伊甸山眺望奧克蘭。往山頂的路不難，而且火山口令人印象深刻，非常值得一看。來奧克蘭時千萬不要錯過親眼目睹50尺深火山口的機會。
ADD：250 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden
Opening hours： 7:00-11:00 7days
