{"id":3066,"date":"2013-11-07T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T10:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresamisu.notigo.net\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2021-04-29T10:41:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:41:22","slug":"matakana-in-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/blog\/matakana-in-two-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Matakana in Two Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are still talking about beautiful and funky Matakana. Our day concluded at a wine tasting dinner at Plume. The restaurant is known for it&#8217;s fine dining, but the meals were quite disappointing and not that rich in taste as was the bill at the end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7919.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7919.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7919.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7919-480x402.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7920.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7920.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7920.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7920-480x332.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We slept in a beautiful rustic barn conversion only minutes from Matakana village. Warm macracarpa wood lines the walls, which gives it a beautiful smell of timber. The old barn has been fitted out comfortably with fireside chairs for reading and comfortable couches to relax on, it offers all the necessities for a break from the busy city. The barn has a warm sunny deck with glorious views up the valley to Mt Tamahunga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79071.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79071.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79071.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79071-480x333.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7898.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7898.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7898.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7898-480x310.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7869.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7869.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7869.png 516w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7869-480x744.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7885.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7885.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7885.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7885-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7883.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7883.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7883.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7883-480x310.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>The old barn has 2 bedrooms with an open plan lounge, dining and kitchen, french doors lead out to an oversized deck with private grounds which offers fantastic country views.\u00a0The barn also showcases fantastic art from some of our talented local artists.<br \/>\nYou can even\u00a0request a price for a B &amp; B option, where a private chef will cook breakfast for you at a time suitable from locally produced product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">More here &#8211; http:\/\/www.theoldbarnmatakana.com\/index.html<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7874.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7874.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7874.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7874-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7852.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7852.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7852.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7852-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNext day was Vintage Market day &#8211; Indie Craft Market! It\u00a0is a showcase of their finest independent (Indie) crafts, artists, vintage \/ eclectic collectors and designers. \u00a0The focus is on high quality, ethically made and seasonal creations with the accent on Vintage and Collectible stalls.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really something special. To end your unique shopping spree, enjoy a homemade lamb stew with a quesadilla. Yummy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7941.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7941.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7941.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7941-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79331.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79331.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79331.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_79331-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7931.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7931.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7931.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7931-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7929.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7929.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7929.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7929-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7928.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7928.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7928.png 533w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7928-480x720.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7925.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7925.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7925.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7925-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7924.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7924.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7924.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7924-480x328.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7908.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7908.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7908.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7908-480x316.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7969.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7969.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7969.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7969-480x228.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7964.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7964.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7964.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7964-480x247.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7952.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7952.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7952.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7952-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7948.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7948.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7948.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7948-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7911.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresamisu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7911.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7911.png 800w, https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_7911-480x254.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are still talking about beautiful and funky Matakana. Our day concluded at a wine tasting dinner at Plume. The restaurant is known for it&#8217;s fine dining, but the meals were quite disappointing and not that rich in taste as was the bill at the end. We slept in a beautiful rustic barn conversion only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1713],"tags":[1315,1316],"class_list":["post-3066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-matakana","tag-two-days-in-matakana"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terezaschoice.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}