Early this morning we arrived in
New Zealand’s Capital City of Wellington.
We had an excursion planned that was simply”hop on, hop off”. We hit some of the highlights of the
city. We went to the New Zealand Museum,
called “Our Place”. It is one of the largest museums in the world
and is set up so everyone could experience the different environments in New
Zealand. One of the most amazing demos
was a house that was designed for a person to experience a 7.0 earthquake. I have never been in an earthquake before and
it was an amazing experience as you could hear the roar of the earthquake and
feel the building shake. The city of Wellington
is a protected harbor surrounded by mountains.
Many of the homes appear to cling precariously to the sides of
hills. We took the Wellington Cable Car
ride to the top of the mountain which gave us a great view of the harbor. We sampled a little New Zealand beer which
finished us for the day. The ship leaves
port at 5 PM and it is on to our next Port of Call which is Napier, N.Z. By the way, today was a national holiday in
Australia and New Zealand called Boxing Day.
It is set aside in both countries so people can recover from Christmas
Day. Pictures: Cable Car; Greenpeace was
in town from a trip trying to save the whales.
Early this morning we arrived in
New Zealand’s Capital City of Wellington.
We had an excursion planned that was simply”hop on, hop off”. We hit some of the highlights of the
city. We went to the New Zealand Museum,
called “Our Place”. It is one of the largest museums in the world
and is set up so everyone could experience the different environments in New
Zealand. One of the most amazing demos
was a house that was designed for a person to experience a 7.0 earthquake. I have never been in an earthquake before and
it was an amazing experience as you could hear the roar of the earthquake and
feel the building shake. The city of Wellington
is a protected harbor surrounded by mountains.
Many of the homes appear to cling precariously to the sides of
hills. We took the Wellington Cable Car
ride to the top of the mountain which gave us a great view of the harbor. We sampled a little New Zealand beer which
finished us for the day. The ship leaves
port at 5 PM and it is on to our next Port of Call which is Napier, N.Z. By the way, today was a national holiday in
Australia and New Zealand called Boxing Day.
It is set aside in both countries so people can recover from Christmas
Day. Pictures: Cable Car; Greenpeace was
in town from a trip trying to save the whales.
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