Heritage Christchurch

We spent the night in a fantastic hotel in Christchurch, the Heritage Christchurch.  The rooms are in a renovated government building with high ceilings and elaborate trim, sweeping staircases, and bank vault doors on the entrance to the lobby mens ...

We awoke, after taking a short flight from Dunedin the night before, in Christchurch. This  picturesque city is defined by the large black and gray brick cathedral in the center of town. It is also adorned with lovely parks and gardens with the ...

... the UK. However not wanting to dwell on having missed half of the day we immediately set about exploring the City of Christchurch which I’m lead to believe was New Zealand’s first City. It also home to New Zealand’s oldest working court ...

... Akaroa But Christchurch was not our next stop.  First of all we headed for Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula, not far from Christchurch.  Strangely enough it was the policeman that we met, after our van got broken in to, who recommended we visit ...

... New Zealand and we were still happy with our decision to choose NZ as the final destination. From Melbourne we went Jetstar again to Christchurch which was a really badly timed flight as it left about 12:30 am and it’s only a 3 hour flight but with ...

... hiking and driving. Dec 24th - Christmas Eve! Hope you've all been good boys and girls ;o) The morning drive to Christchurch was straight forward and uneventful. As we approached the city, the traffic was heavy with last-minute Christmas shoppers, ...

... , someone with English heritage might chat to me later about where in England I'm from, etc.    During my Christchurch stay I also discovered I have become one of the many, many drivers who are completely intolerant of public transport.  ...

... bus at this time so we don’t get the view from the summit road but the dark and boring tunnel instead. Christchurch’s first European settlers landed in Lyttelton in 1850 to embark their historic trek over the hills. The heart of Lyttelton has ...

... I think that we left at the right time....otherwise if we had stayed any longer then we wouldn't have left! Flew into Christchurch with no problems. Our first introduction to NZ was flying over Mount Cook - it was spectacular - topped with snow, ...

... doing very little, other than enjoying the place and the sun [and some more unsuccessful fishing]. We're briefly back in Christchurch for a final night out with Vinnie and Thomas before dropping them at the airport and then off to Hamner Springs for a ...

... the shopping area. All in all, one of the most pleasant cities in New Zealand, along with Wellington. Just outside of Christchurch is Akaroa, which was a tiny French settlement in New Zealand. If you believe the tourist marketing, you'd be thinking ...

... a couple beers in the afternoon but didn’t make it a late night as I was due for my next destination of Christchurch the following morning, which everyone was telling me had limited things to do or attractions due to the February earthquake. I bid ...

... is Lyttleton Harbor, with small towns here and there, but predominantly green hillsides. We explored the general environs of Christchurch, getting a taste of downtown as well as the suburbs.  The downtown is generally clean and pedestrian friendly, ...

... little sad to hand it back, actually....we had grown quite fond of it and it was kind of like...ours. Anyway, into Christchurch by taxi, about 15 minutes and dropped off at the Quest Serviced Apartments. A great location, right in the centre of Cathedral ...

... Ashburton area the place recommended to stay is the Coronation Holiday Park, 780 East Street, Ashburton. 87 kilometres south of Christchurch. Check out their website at www.ronlaughlin/coronation.html.   The best place to stop in Ashburton for ...

Arrived in Christchurch after a 43 hour journey and 2 hours sleep on Tuesday evening - slightly crazed... Straight to bed. ...

... of course the driver would tell us where to get off. This bus journey instead took us around most residential areas of Christchurch, followed by the University Campus where pretty much all of the students at the University boarded the bus. On arrival in ...