I'll upload my favorite scenery I met on journeys around the world. Countries and Regions visited

2017/12/06

Christchurch (New Zealand)

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in December 1999 with scanner)

Cathedral Square      It's in the heart of the city, but it has few traffic early in the morning.

Cathedral, gothic building with a tower of 63m high.          The 36m-high observation deck   (Collapsed in the 2011 earthquake)

Tour map in New Zealand
(Copy from Google)
Mona Vale   It's a public park with historic buildings and scenic gardens along Avon River.

The Avon River in the Mona Vale       The river winds from west to east in Christchurch.

A building in early 20th century

Spacious garden in Mona Vale   Christchurch has more than 600 parks, is called Garden City.

Punting can be enjoyed on the river.

Rose Garden in Mona Vale

Hagley Park, area 165 hectares, the largest park in Christchurch.

Canterbury Museum    It exhibits the history of the immigration and development, and the Maori's culture.

Christchurch Arts Center, a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch.

Visiting a private home garden in Halswell, a satellite town of Christchurch.

Christchurch has a garden contest annually in February.

The garden has a variety of flowers.      The owner said she didn't know how many kind of flowers existing here.

Sign of the Takahe, a restaurant with Tudor-style stone building on Cashmere Hill, for lunch.

End of Christchurch.   return to countries visited

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