a flappers delight

The town of Napier, on the east coast of the north island of NZ is a delight for anyone with a passion for architetcture. The town was hit by an Earthquake in the 1930's and so pretty much all of it was rebuilt in the Art Deco style. With only time for a quick stop off before making my way down to Wellington, I walked around the few main streets following the LP's architecture walking tour marvelling at the different buildings and their stylistic details and features. The seaside town had a lovely laid back feel and lots of cute cafes and little shops. There was also a lovely little sunken garden with lots of pretty flowers, a sculpture pond and a quaint water wheel. I also got rather over excited by a very well stocked whole-foods health store grocery (a bit like Scoopaway for any Bristolians reading this, Rose) with a great range of cereals, oats, dried fruits and nuts. I picked out a selection so that i could make my own muesli as i was already having withdrawal symptoms from the farm. I also came across a really nice store which sold all sorts, clothes, home stuff and also had a printing machine where you could get your own designs printed onto t-shirts and bags (if only there was more time and i had a bottomless backpack!). I was staying at the rather intriguing Stables Hostel, which as the name suggests used to be an old stable yard. It was comfy and cosy and had lots of horsey related decorations jazzing up its interior.