Hagley Park 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 …

Na een reis van 30 uur ben ik eindelijk in de eerste B&B in Christchurch. Tijdens de reis heb ik wel kunnen slapen, dus ik kan niet zeggen dat ik nu heel erg moe ben. Brak is een beter woord.

Nu wilde ik hier een paar leuke foto's van Christchurch aan toevoegen, maar ik ben de kabel hiervoor vergeten! Ik zal er a.s.a.p. hier eentje …

We drove the three hours to Christchurch and checked into the motel, Argyle on the Park opposite Hagley Park. We passed a Presbyterian church on the way into town completely gutted by the earthquake. Fran and Ken took the car back to the airport and Veronica and I found a coffee shop for a quick toastie and coffee for lunch. We then had a wander to …

Today was possibly the dullest day yet as we went on a warm clothing hunt! It turned out that despite it being blooming freezing and NEW ZEALAND -home of outdoor adventure?! - there was no where that sold warm clothes as apparently it's summer so a vest is all you need??? We wandered around Westfield until we died of boredom then headed across the …

We woke to warm, sunny Christmas Eve where we dawned our Christmas toques, placed our small Christmas tree on the picnic table and ate our breakfast, definitely a different way to start Christmas.

Our drive to Christchurch was straightforward and we bid our Jucy camper van farewell. Off we went to Lynda and Horst's home to spend Christmas …

After a delicious breakfast with Horst and Lynda, we explored the lovely botanical gardens and small portions of the city center. The botanical garden was a lovely way to spend Christmas day. The park is right beside the city center and quite large. We also saw many examples of destroyed, partly destroyed, and heavily damaged buildings in the …

I start this Sunday morning with a long run across the University Campus and Hagley Park. When I return, I find out that my Vodafone internet stick is not working properly anymore. I try to fix it and deinstall the software for the Huawei modem by mistake. As this driver is now missing, this influences the Vodafone stick. After a quick lunch I take …

... we had a laundry session before resuming our worship of the holy U-bend. 27/7 Once more we drove into Christchurch for a cruise around Hagley Park, the city's vast green expanse of sports-grounds, walking tracks, lakes, botanical gardens and golf ...

... funny. A very large sheep that is furry and has a hump and a long neck. Bizarre.  Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island. Hagley Park in the city centre is the world's largest central park with Central Park, New York and Stanley Park, ...

... brochures. As it was Hazel's first time in ChCh I took her to a few of my favourite places here. The Art Gallery and then Hagley Park. The Art Gallery was good as there was a whole heap of new exhibitions from the last time I was here at the beginning ...

... , there are still things to do and see in Christchurch. Here is what I got up to: Had a run around south Hagley park. Visited the Botantic Gardens and iSite center (visitor information)   Went to the museum. They had a ...

... 's own Croquet lawn at the bottom of the sea cliffs. Christchurch is known as the "garden city" so I spent a little time meandering around Hagley Park and the Botanical Gardens in the sunshine before going to look up Gary at his work place down the ...

... that flower-hunting Sheila found in the guide book. From there we continued south to our night's destination of Ashburton. Ashburton isn't a New Zealand holiday hot-spot...it's a quiet and sprawling town in the middle of the Canterbury Plain. We chose to ...

... solid walls around us again. Off with Frieda and Joan in the morning having a quick look round Christchurch before lunch with the family at a Restaurant in Hagley Park. We were joined Colin, Julian and Catherine, Colin's partner. We had a really good ...

Joe and Heather's last day. Short stroll in Hagley Park and then back to the car-hire to drop off the Nissan X-Trail - such a nice vehicle. Easy to drive automatic, ideal for our needs. J and H left for the airport and we were picked up by the sleeper ...

... . On another day, we visited the Botanic Gardens, bordered by the Avon River, and nestled within the larger greenbelt called Hagley Park.  Giant old trees from different world regions cast shade in the lawns between walking paths, and each region of ...

... again, there was some new exhibitions though so it was like I was seeing it for the first time. The afternoon was mostly spent in Hagley Park but I also did some shopping as I needed to get a new fleece for Queenstown as I didn't want to freeze my ass ...