Ibis Christchurch

Maandag 31 januari en dinsdag 1 februari Het was een hele onderneming maar we zijn zonder problemen toegekomen in Christchurch, Nieuw-Zeeland.  Het heeft precies 29 uur geduurd om van het hotel in Dubai tot het hotel in Christchurch te ...

... GoPicnic, portable lunch kits. As soon as the wheels hit the ground everyone made a mad dash for the door! The weather in Christchurch was beautiful, with clear blue skies and 60F temps, we couldn't have asked for a better welcome! While we waited ...

... looked.  I don't know how they transformed this space so quickly and thoroughly but it was amazing! I entered pretty Christchurch Cathedral and the entire main aisle of the church was filled with tables and people making flower arrangements.  ...

... past family activities. Day 37 Tuesday 11th August   Flight to Christchurch Ian took us to the airport for the flight to Christchurch. Straight out over the Tasman so not much viewing from the window seat. Above cloud all the ay until we saw the ...

... sur l’aile) mais cela n’a guère d’importance car nous sommes dans les nuages - qui descendent vraiment bas sur Christchurch. Nous passons la sécurité dans la file de produits à déclarer car nous avons des médicaments et surtout, ...

Day 43 Friday 13th  February - Wellington to Christchurch   Woke up at about 7am but then went back to sleep, then got up again at about 9:30am and jumped in the shower.  We had some cereal and then set off to the airport as we were going ...

... began the day with a free (!) hearty breakfast, compliments of Contiki!  Then, we transferred to the best hotel- Ibis, in Christchurch centre.  Then, we were off again.  It was pouring rain and probably not the best climate for Deepak ...

... last few days Emlyn changed his mind about waiting at the airport till morning , hired a car and we checked in at the Ibis Christchurch at approx 2.00am.  On our first day in Christchurch we woke late so we had lunch and breakfast at the coyote ...

... flight (and the nasal waste of the man beside me, probably being recycled in the air through the fuselage...). I hadn't visited Christchurch last time, and boy, was I excited! There was a (literal) dampener on the moment, though, as the ...

... come!!  It was nice though, and the banana cake! We flew over the fox glacier, a little snow on top, and then into Christchurch.. the scenery is amazing!  Got through customs, met AAT Kings Tour Guide, and off to hotel we went. So am now checked ...

... with yesterday--)  So, it was nice to arrive here yesteday and know that we're in one spot for a 2 days.   Christchurch is an incredible, diverse, but heavily british city.  Deepak and I feel like we're in Europe when we walk ...

... taken from industrial knitting machines.  It is very impressive! http://www.giantjersey.co.nz/ This evening, we returned to Christchurch where the trip ended for more than half of our travellers including my friends from Canada, Scotland and the ...

... country, but I don't mind driving. I explored the city for a while: took a look at the DaVinci museum and some churches. Christchurch is full of trams, which takes some getting used to when your driving. On the final day, I went skiing for the first time ...

... stopping off at a few lakes along the way from Queenstown. The lakes were an unusually fantastic light blue colour. Christchurch was hit with a massive earthquake in September which caused significant damage to the city. Thankfully nobody was killed in ...

... !  So we visited both Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo and stopped in Geraldine for lunch for 30mins.  We arrived back in Christchurch at 2pm, checked in & I thought I'd rest for a little while before going out tonight.  So catching up on ...

That afternoon, we arrived in Christchurch, and having some free time before dinner, we headed off for a walk in the direction of the botanical gardens. On the way, we spotted a local food market, so we stopped off for a sample. We headed on to the ...

We started the next part of our trip in Christchurch, but were there only long enough to check into an Ibis for one night and order Dominos pizza. The next morning (New Year's Eve) we picked up an identikit Bongo and drove up the coast to Kaikoura, which ...

4 am breakfast at the hostel in Christchurch was followed by 8am breakfast (NZ time) on the airplane and then 10.30am (AU Eastern) breakfast in Sydney. We mixed it up though with tea + toast; sausage, hash browns and scrambled eggs; and then ...

Lazy day today!   Chilled out this morning, and then headed into town.  Took some photo's of the town, and watched a couple of people play chess in the square (giant chess)!  It was quite exciting!  They take it really seriously.. ...