Wellington Botanic Garden

Hi all!!

Sorry I haven't written in a while.

This mooring we went down to Fergs Climbing Wall and climbed there till 12:00. It was a great experience and some people found they were better at it than they expected. We all had lot of fun.

Then we walked up to Parliament and had a few class photos (our profile picture etc …

Set off from Rotarua in 3 groups - Cheryl and Gilbert took the van and went to Napier along the coast, the boys car went there too.
Kelvin, Motty, Gabrielle and Richard decided to go a more direct route because we wanted to go see the volcanic area just outside Rotarua. We stopped at Maimangu Volcanic Valley and did a 60 min walk through the …

We arrived back in Wellington after our 3 and a half hour ferry ride to be picked up by Gollum (he was our driver from Auckland) to be taken to our hostels. We had chosen to stay in Wellington for 3 nights as we wanted to do the Lord of the Rings Tour!!!

After we had checked into our hostel it was almost time for tea but one look in the …

This morning after everyone left for school and work I listened to the Gin Wigmore CD that Simon had put on for me - several times - then washed dishes, swept floor, started the packing. Anything really, rather than start on the dress for some reason. Half way through the packing there was another earthquake (I looked it up later to find it was a 4 …

Meinen heutigen Blogeintrag fing ich im Botanischen Garten von Wellington an zu schreiben.

Hier plätscherte der Wasserfall und es roch nach Frühling. Es war der perfekte Frühlingstag in Wellington.

Doch fange ich lieber vorne an zu erzählen.

Bei meinem heutigen Frühstück konnte ich leider keinen Kakao auffinden. So …

Got the Interlink bus to Wellington – 11 hrs drive. Stopped off at Lake Taupo quickly. The countryside is so green and hilly, with lots of mountains to tackle. The drop off the side was so high, we saw one place where a vehicle had fallen off. Met a couple from Harlow on the bus-Yvonne & Don

Wellington aka ''Windy Wellly’&# …

Having fallen asleep at 9pm after our day in the sun on the vino, we awoke suitably refreshed and ready to roll, or blow, into Wellington. It was blowing a gale as we left Carterton and we were a little apprehensive about crossing the Rimutaka Range into Wellington having negotiated the winding mountain road in calm conditions a couple of days ago …

After a good night in the best bed so far in NZ we leave our accommodation at 8:30 p.m. and drive to Wellington. As it is Sunday morning it is quite easy to find a free long stay parking place. I start my intensive sightseeing tour with a ride on the famous red Wellington Cable Car up to Kelburn and the Botanic Garden. After a short visit in the …

... me! Another highlight of Wellington was Te Papa, the national museum. Centrally located on the Wellington waterfront this new museum tells great stories of New Zealand's land and its people. It's all very new and modern, using modern technology to ...

... art exhibits, the list goes on...A Fringe Fest is also taking place, and last night I went to a free outdoor movie in the Botanic garden that is part of this festival. The movie was quite interesting; I don't remember the name of it at the ...

... we again caught the train into Wellington.  We had intended to take the famous cable-car up to the Botanic Garden on top of the cliffs overlooking Wellington which in fact we did.  However the rain sadly killed any thoughts of a walk in the ...

... during our second day, the sun was out! We enjouyed some local music and international foods at the Arts Center's Market. The Botanic Garden was very nice, especially the rose garden. We leave the big city looking forward to spending a couple of days in ...

... tea/coffee and you don;t mind using the bathroom!!!!  This hotel is right opposite The Wellington Botanic Garden which features 25 hectares of unique landscape, protected native forest, conifers, specialised plant collections, colourful ...

... to get around on 2 feet. We gave our legs a really good workout by going up mt. victoria on one side of town and the botanic garden on the other side. Not really much else to say, the museum Te Papa is a must visit with a good introduction to maori ...

... the small, intimate 1866 Old St Pauls Church which was built entirely of wood. The city's popular cable car takes us up one of the many city hills to the Botanic Garden. From here it is a leisurely walk through the garden back down the hill to the ...

... that it is well equipped. I spend the day walking through the city, took the cable car up to the botanic garden ( cable car is a must for being in Wellington ;-)), looked at the university and several parks. After 5 hours walk I was pretty tired and made ...

... , its cable car. Departing from the heart of the city, its short ride brings you right on the top of the Wellington’s Botanic Garden. The walk back to the center, through the kingdom of trees, flowers and various gardens, all that under the ...

... on the Cable Car going by the hill to see the whole city at my foot. Then I hear music up there! So I get down the BOtanic garden down the hill and there is this concert going and guess what music? Tom Jones! Not a huge Tom Jones fan but seeing hundreds ...