The Geeky Gecko
2 mai 2018, Nouvelle-Zélande ⋅ 🌙 10 °CMy home in Dunedin. Very comfy. Free breakie too.
My home in Dunedin. Very comfy. Free breakie too.
2 hour city bus tour. Not hop-on, hop-off but a good tour still to get your bearings and get some history.
Dunedin was settled by the Scottish and deliberately laid out like Edinburgh. Their civicEn savoir plus
This is a place everyone says you must visit. It is the only castle in New Zealand and was built by William Larnach in the 1800's, a Scotsman who came to NZ from Australia. He had 11 kids, 3 wives,En savoir plus
A lot of the old buildings here were by a Scottish Australian architect Robert Lawson.
"Robert Arthur Lawson (1 January 1833 – 3 December 1902) was one of New Zealand's pre-eminent 19thEn savoir plus
Over the past 4 years there's been an explosion of street art in Dunedin. Artists from all over the world and locals paint huge or smaller art on the blank walls. Some are easy to see, some poked swayEn savoir plus
This morning I walked and found the street art I could see on my way to The Octagon again. I ventured up the north streets off it today and found the shopping precinct. Much like any other city -En savoir plus
After lunch I jumped in the car (after I found a parking fine) and drove back out to the Peninsula. I drove around the bottom this time, winding roads right on the edge. I ended up right up the endEn savoir plus
Left Dunedin via the Steepest Street in the world, according to the Guinness book of Records. Then up through Port Chalmers to take a look at their major port, many pine logs waiting to be shipped outEn savoir plus
Fly from Queenstown to Auckland. Drive to Auckland city and walk around town and harbour.