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  • Day 7

    Quake City.

    November 21, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Plan for today - a visit to Quake City then a walk in the Botanic Gardens.

    On the way, Paul found a new friend but he is a bit quiet.

    Quake City is a museum that tells the stories of the people involved in the Christchurch earthquake in 2011 - rescued and rescuers. The ground 'liquified', buildings collapsed and 185 people died.

    There are photographs, videos and news broadcasts that only start to tell of the horror that must have taken place.

    Being a tad weary I headed back to the hotel and left the others to go into the Botanic Gardens.

    Tonight we join our APT tour. We are meeting at 4.00pm and walking to the tram depot for a city tour on a tram. There will be drinks and canapés on the tram and then we're back here for dinner.

    We are now in APT's hands - tomorrow we head to Mt Cook…
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