01/07/2010
Being in Australia for the third year, finally I decided to visit the sister country of Australia, New Zealand!!
According to my mum, whenever I travel, it will never be smooth and calm... i will definitely meet with some obstacles.... even a simple thing like booking a flight ticket could be an obstacle for me.. haiz... Anyway, I booked Air NZ from Brisbane to Christchurch reaching there around 12am.
my flight meal - with a bottle of red wineThe one who should fetch me is Wong Choon Seng but in the end, my honey and Eric came because the conscienceless Mr Wong overslept and forgot to fetch me!! Hng!!
02/07/2010
Day 1 in Christchurch
Visiting university of the area is compulsory for my trip, so we decided to visit University of Canterbury early in the morning.
02/07/2010
Day 1 in Christchurch
Visiting university of the area is compulsory for my trip, so we decided to visit University of Canterbury early in the morning.
i love this scenery... botak trees~ hehe..
if not mistaken, (from left) my honey, me, CS and TF
the map of the uni on the floor
main library of the uni
the view of Christchurch from the library
Future engineers at engineering lab
a future pharmacist taking photo in someone's University PharmacyAfter visiting the University of Canterbury, it's time to visit the Christchurch city!! The largest city in New Zealand South Island. It is a city designed and built by the English colonialists, building a large number of Neo-Gothic style buildings. The very center of the building is the Cathedral Square and one of the most visited church buildings in Christchurch is the Christchurch Cathedral.
Had a Korean style lunch in the cityThis 18m sculpture with 42 leaves as design to feature the different native plants of the country was built to commemorate the new millineum and 150th Anniversary of the foundation of the city.
The Christchurch Cathedral is a building with Gothic architecture and sitting at right center of the city. Visiting the Anglican Cathedral is free but will need to pay a small amount of compulsory 'donation' to climb 134 steps up to the top of Cathedral North Tower.
the Anglican Cathedral (free entry)The environment here was calm and serene.
climbing up the 134 steps
the recognition of climbing 134 stepswe can buy a recognition cert from the Gift shop, if we want...
Views from the top of the Cathedral:
from top: the statue of John Robert Godley,the founder of Christchurch and Canterbury.
oops... someone is doing something illegal!破坏公物!!!
Canterbury Musuem, one of the finest historic buildings in NZ.
It was closed when we reached... so too bad, we can't enter...
The sculpture along the road with Avon River as background.
The Christchurch Art Gallery
Locating in front of Worcester Boulevard is the Christchurch Arts Centre, the former University of Canterbury. Observing the building, it represented the Gothic Revival architecture of NZ among other examples available in the country.
A pretty attractive fountain found in the Christchurch Botanic Garden.
The Christchurch Botanic Garden was not closed but it was too dark to see any flowers, so we left the garden and proceed to the historical arch..
Bridge of Remembrance
After having dinner in one of the Malaysian restaurant, we walk around the city before going back home to plan our North Island Trip!! Oh, also bought a prepaid sim card from NZ...
a good way of parking bikes i guess..02/07/2010
Together with Ting Feng from Sydney, we visited the famous Sumner Beach after having lunch. The stretching of the beach with the random assortment of rocks forms one of the most picturesque beach in Christchurch. Having a stroll along the beach, looking at kids playing water and swimming safely in the sea also makes this beautiful beach one of the most famous beach in Christchurch.
Together with Ting Feng from Sydney, we visited the famous Sumner Beach after having lunch. The stretching of the beach with the random assortment of rocks forms one of the most picturesque beach in Christchurch. Having a stroll along the beach, looking at kids playing water and swimming safely in the sea also makes this beautiful beach one of the most famous beach in Christchurch.
the stone Scarborough Clock Tower
Cave Rock, the cavern formed at a protruded volcanic stone due to the erosion of sea water
By the time we finally enough of walking along the beach admiring the scenery, it's already evening and we realised we were late for the movie appointment with Eric. So we went for groceries shopping preparing for the North Island Trip!! Excited~~~~
~jj~
