Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Goodbye New Zealand!

In Christchurch i stayed with 4 guys (Sam, Alex, Logan and James) + Doug the cat, who were studying at the university in the city. It was rather entertaining to be back i a student house and it reminded me of good old Bristol times. Christchurch was a nice small city to wander around in with really great little shops and cute cafes (its all about the cafe culture don't you know!) I also paid a visit to the Christchurch Art Gallery which had some nice exhibitions in place. I also explored the Arts Centre which is set in the colleges of the old Canterbury University. It has been turned into a creative hub with loads of studios and galleries for painters, sculptors, weavers and other crafty techniques. The botanical gardens also provided a nice environment for an afternoon stroll in the sunshine. My last night was spent celebrating Logan's birthday which was great fun as Alex made an epic chocolate cake complete with chocolatey decorations, amazing. I was also treated to homemade spirits which the boys make themselves, lots of different flavoured vodkas, gins, rums etc. These so called 'surprise shots' made for a slightly dodge journey in the early hours of the morning to return the rental car before my 6am flight to Melbourne. Luckily though, i just made it and had a very much needed sleep on the plan across the water to Asutralia.Hooray!

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