Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Art Deco Everywhere
Wandered into Napier this morning, and suddenly there was Art Deco architecture everywhere. The town was pretty much destroyed in an earthquake in 1931, and rebuilt wholesale, so all the architecture is very much of the same period. Most is above the shops, and there's great variety.
We just had to go into Train World, which turned out to be a rather shabby model railway above some shops. Max & Erin both enjoyed watching the numerous trains hurtle back & forth, though. Then three of us went to play mini golf while Sarah had a hair appointment. It was quite a challenge, being a links course, and I think the wind was worse than Augusta today. That's Max's explanation for not winning, anyway. Made it out of the car park with about 30 seconds to spare before it closed for the night.
We just had to go into Train World, which turned out to be a rather shabby model railway above some shops. Max & Erin both enjoyed watching the numerous trains hurtle back & forth, though. Then three of us went to play mini golf while Sarah had a hair appointment. It was quite a challenge, being a links course, and I think the wind was worse than Augusta today. That's Max's explanation for not winning, anyway. Made it out of the car park with about 30 seconds to spare before it closed for the night.
// posted by Chrisl @ 9:21 PM 
