Here's the "Voyager of the Seas" docked in Wellington harbour. If you look carefully (click on the photo for a bigger one) you can see that the ship is taller than the large stadium it is docked near. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, although it is not the largest city. It has the reputation of being wet and windy, so it calls itself "the coolest little capital in the world". When we were there it was fine and sunny! Some of the best views of Wellington are from the Botanic Gardens at Kelburn. You get there by riding a cable car up from the city centre to the top of the hill. The cable car has been running since 1902. There are a few other very interesting things in the gardens; a planetarium and observatory, and the historic Dominion Observatory. I hadn't been in a cable car before and was a bit puzzled by the sloping floor and the way the seats were stepped up the car. It does make sense though if the car is always on the slopey track. The other thing that looks strange is the way that the front and back of the car slope. It looks like somebody pushed a rectangular bus off-square. Sure beats walking up that hill.
Labels: boats, cruising, New Zealand
# posted by Bart Bear @ 5:22 pm
