NeuseelandCanterburyChristchurch CitySaint AlbansSouth Hagley Park43°31’33” S 172°36’40” E 12. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We drove from Dunedin to Christchurch and spent most of the day looking around the city. We walked from our hotel, across Hagley Park, through the botanical gardens to the city centre. It was sad toWeiterlesen
NeuseelandOtagoDunedin45°52’22” S 170°30’25” E 11. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
We arrived in Dunedin at about 11.00am and went to see Larvach Castle which is south of the city. It's very pretty with views back towards Dunedin and out to the end of the peninsula to the ocean. WeWeiterlesen
NeuseelandOtagoQueenstown45°1’60” S 168°39’52” E
10. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I went on a lovely tour of Gibbston Valley Winery just outside Queenstown today. Went into the "wine cave" and saw the oak barrels where the wine is matured and tasted four of their different wines.Weiterlesen
NeuseelandOtagoQueenstown45°1’59” S 168°39’52” E 9. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we went on a full day bus tour to Milford Sound - another big day, leaving Queenstown at 7.30am and returning at 8.45pm. We saw lots of beautiful scenery on the way there, and also during theWeiterlesen
NeuseelandOtagoQueenstown45°1’59” S 168°39’52” E
8. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After another long day of driving, we arrived in Queenstown at 3.30pm. We have a stunning view of the town and the gondola ride up the mountain from the balcony of our apartment which we will callWeiterlesen
NeuseelandOtagoQueenstown45°1’59” S 168°39’52” E
8. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We left Christchurch early and headed south west to Lake Tekapo where we saw the beautiful little Church of the Good Shepherd which sits on the edge of the lake. We also stopped to see a hydroelectricWeiterlesen
NeuseelandCanterburyChristchurch CitySaint AlbansSouth Hagley Park43°31’32” S 172°36’40” E
7. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We caught the Inter-island ferry from Wellington to Picton early this morning. It was a little bit rough in the open sea but quite enjoyable. We met a lovely NZ couple from Napier (him) and HastingsWeiterlesen
NeuseelandWellingtonVictoria University of Wellington41°17’29” S 174°46’27” E
6. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We said goodbye to Napier this morning and drove south to Waipukurau, which is where my great grandparents got married. I don't know which church they got married in - Anglican or Presbyterian - so IWeiterlesen
NeuseelandHawke's BayNapier39°29’31” S 176°54’58” E
5. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
In the afternoon we went on a guided walking tour to hear all about the earthquake of 1931 which devastated the town. It was completely rebuilt in the Art Deco style in only two years which isWeiterlesen
NeuseelandHawke's BayNapier39°29’32” S 176°54’53” E 5. Januar 2018 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
We had a wander around Napier today. It's a lovely seaside town with stunning Art Deco architecture. We then went for a drive to Bluff Hill for an amazing view over Napier's port just in time to watchWeiterlesen
Beverley Smith
The hotel we stayed in, opposite the Cathedral, was destroyed in the earthquake....but seeing the Cathedral still in ruins is so sad.
Reisender
It is Bev. I don't understand why it's taking so long. After the 1931 earthquake it only took 2 years to rebuild the entire town of Napier. How times have changed since the good old days of the Great Depression 😒