Today started off with a quiet walk through Hagley Park –
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Where they love their netball. I’ve never seen so many courts in one place –
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Then into the Botanic Gardens. Men hand clearing the River Avon of weed –
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Massive entangled Redwood –
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Into one of the traditional iron conservatories –
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Pitcher plant –
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Very dried looking cacti –
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Couple of shots of the rose garden which was beautiful –
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And some glorious dahlias in the boarders –
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We then went into the city centre to see the effects of the last major earthquake on 22nd February 2011 just 3 weeks after we were there, at 12.51pm and measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale –
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The cathedral in ruins –
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Buildings still shored up waiting for repair after 8 years –
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Some of the buildings that survived unscathed –
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A massive crack still visible –
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We went to Quake City – a museum about their quakes and the devastation after 2/11 was amazing and so widespread. No photos allowed. Sorry.
There is a lot of new build going on across the city –
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On a brighter note a vibrant market outside the cathedral –
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Then off to a street full of bars and eateries –
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For a rather large pizza (to share) –
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All the tram lines have been repaired –
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How amazing is this –
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Then back past the infamous Peacock Fountain –
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