Friday, December 02, 2005
Christchurch(1)
Had a potter around Christchurch this morning. Took the tram on its little loop around the city centre accompanied by amusing, if occasionally groanworthy commentary (this kind of thing seems pretty typical down under). Christchurch is a nice, small-scale city. The main shopping areas are pretty typical of any major city. Of course, there's a Starbucks and a McDonalds, as with anywhere in the global village. Had a great lunch at MegaWatts. Max thought he'd died & gone to heaven - I don't think we've ever seen such a number of gluten-free cakes concentrated in a small area.
Took the bus out to New Brighton to visit Sarah's aunt and her cousin & children. In fact, her cousin was out at work, but at least the children were home. Lily's a lovely little thing, with a bit of a potato fixation. The first thing she said to me was that she'd been doing the potatoes. All the children got on well. Ruby's tall, and very cool for her six years. We were treated to a delicious home cooked roast chicken dinner, and then strolled down the road to the playground and the beach. What a nice place to live.
Took the bus out to New Brighton to visit Sarah's aunt and her cousin & children. In fact, her cousin was out at work, but at least the children were home. Lily's a lovely little thing, with a bit of a potato fixation. The first thing she said to me was that she'd been doing the potatoes. All the children got on well. Ruby's tall, and very cool for her six years. We were treated to a delicious home cooked roast chicken dinner, and then strolled down the road to the playground and the beach. What a nice place to live.
// posted by Chrisl @ 6:55 PM 
