Cathedral Square Christchurch

As per the self appointed Canterbury Prophet who thinks the same as me (no idea who it is, just read a couple of notices around the city): "walk freely among the ruins of our city centre which, although broken and down, is not out".

Christchurch - according to Lonely Planet is "a vibrant city in transition, coping resiliently and …

Arrived to a very cool evening . Nice dinner and catch up . Today they took us on a tour of the city .. Knew it was bad but too see it was awful . Like a bombing . Shocked .. Went into city too see what was left and it wasn't much . They have only just opened Cashel st .. They have done a good job with a lot of containers. Quite buzzy.. Built …

Nieuw Zeeland, Christchurch. Na een lange reis van ongeveer 36 uur arriveren we na een tussenstop in Tokyo, in Christchurch. Na onze huurauto te hebben opgehaald rijden we onwennig (links rijden) naar ons hotel in Christchurch.

Na een stevige lunch (club sandwich) gaan we rustig Christchurch verkennen. We kopen een adapter bij Dick Smith …

... a nice girl, although slightly eccentric. For example, she'd been busking earlier in the day, earning $30 for singing opera in Cathedral Square! The next morning I went to the internet cafe, and thought long and hard about my options. I needed a job ...

... in the library and internet cafe followed, and I even saw Miki...again! I think she's following me! At 3pm, I met Yumi in Cathedral Square as we'd arranged to go to the cinema. The Christchurch Film Festival is happening right now, so there's lots of ...

... Canterbury Museum and the Arts Centre, as well as a smart modern one in the shape of the new Art Gallery. And once over the Avon River, Cathedral Square was the hub of the city dominated by Christ Church Cathedral celebrating its 100th birthday this ...

... always from a different coffee shop) and wander around for a bit drinking it; I would sit in a park or the Botanical Gardens or Cathedral Square or elsewhere and read for a while; I would go to the library to get on the Internet for free; I would explore ...

... at the moment is very cozy and comfortable. The Old Countryhouse (http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~oldhouse/) is about 15 mins. walk from Cathedral Square so it doesn't seem like the most popular hostel to stay in, but it's the best I've seen so far. One ...

... . We spent nearly all day wandering around and looking at the various stalls on show. We headed up to Cathedral Square which is the centre of Christchurch and another little market was in full swing. We bought some lunch from one of the many street ...

... the next 5 weeks! Christchurch seems like a nice city bit bigger than imagined and all pretty low level. Had a wander around Cathedral Square and the market this morning. Are now sitting in yet another internet cafe while Dave does more work on ...

... of my favorites. The last full day we were in Christchurch was a busy and varied one: it started typically with a visit to Cathedral Square, which was always worth a look because of all the activity it contained as the center of the Arts Festival as well ...

The view from the plane as we descended towards Christchurch was breathtaking; exactly what we had expected of New Zealand but also somehow even more impressive (PICS). The vast scale of the snow covered mountains rising up through the thick cloud gave ...

... more later, but even apart from that it seemed a very artsy city, with old buildings mingling with new amid gardens and fountains. Cathedral Square is a prime example: a large, classic cathedral set right in the middle of town with three Starbucks ...