Christchurch is the city of orange cones! there is still a lot of evidence of the earthquake and the re-building seems to be going slow. I overheard the wizard talking about how "they are only trying to make money, not worrying about rebuilding".... so there seems to be a little dissent in town about the progress generally. It was a little difficult to get around - although there are a whole lot more real bike lanes than Brisbane could even imagine... totally separated sections, the lane by the curb, then a car parking space then the road... with a curb between the car and bike lane.... very nice. there were boxes to park in at the traffic light intersections - all the things one reads about, but never sees in Bonnie Brisbane... grrrrr.....
but as usual I just can't get excited about cities and their stuff - where are all those beautiful ferny forests with tuis beeping and squeaking away.... I found a funny little place for lunch and later tried a brownie with chai latte and did a bit of shopping, but soon I was thinking of heading back to "home" again.
but I did take some pics....
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| work in progress: a Hobbit hedge - I think it was getting a haircut later in the day |
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| The Cathedral.... still no decisions made |
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| Building or demolishing - not sure |
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| some old granny resting on some lawn furniture |
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| cute little tourist train beetling around the centre |
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| some interesting public art on buildings in various stages of decay or repair |
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| don't rush out of this coffee shop without looking both left and right! |
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| some interesting metal sculptures in the container shopping square |
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| Memorial Gate - must have |
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| one of the many construction sites |
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| caught Maggie chatting about the trip - under a beautiful autumn tree |
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| Container shopping centre |
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| Orange cones everywhere! |
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| the river that runs thru town... |
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