I should have a bike by next week so hopefully I'll be able to explore beyond the city on my own a little more, but I've really only just begun to get a handle on this place. If I had a nickel for everytime I've had to tell someone I'm from a one drag town after making some classic bumpkin mistake, I'd be getting a damn nice car next week not a bike.
Everyone takes these two pictures when they visit Christchurch, "chch" as the locals abbv. it
I've no idea what the sculpture's supposed to be, there's probably a plaque right next to it. Below is the cathedral. I snuck in without paying the admission fee the other day and went to the top of the bell tower, but didn't have my camera. Today I didn't feel like paying up, but the view from the top is fantastic.
This is the view at the end of Cashel St. one of the few cobble streets with no traffic. Notice the "sky scraper" in the corner. Most of chch's buildings are 3-4 stories, and it's handful of towers might make it 20. i suspect that has a lot to do with the earthquake threat.
Victoria Park, notice the cable car past the monument. They won't take you very far very fast and usually hold just as many walkers and canes as passengers.
Signs of color on Worcester Bvd. Most the city has a very modern feel to it, but aside from the art gallery below, Worcester is a step back into the cities roots, with a cobble street, homes converted into galleries shops and cafes, it has a much more down to earth feel then the busier Cathedral Square and downtown area
The Christchurch Art Gallery, I wish i could have taken pictures of some of the work inside
The Above three shots are taken in the old Canterbury Campus. Like Skidmore, Uni used to be right in the center of town, but had to move out to expand. The architecture is a classic example of what the founders of this city had in mind when they attempted to transplant a slice if Olde England in NZ. What i can't figure out, is why oh why did they move campus, haha. Now the area hold numerous cafes, galleries, craft shops, and lawns where you can find music and a farmers market on the weekends. There's also a chocolate shop nestles in a corner of the campus anyone visiting the city has to check out.
First signs of color on the edge of campus in Ilam
Right behind my apartment are the Ilam Gardens. The accommodations aren't exactly fantastic (see below), but the winding paths, giant old trees and exotic looking plants growing along the Avon River make it more than tolerable.
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hahahah your only comments are from mom nahaha
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