WELLINGTON (Day 4)

Laura got up super early this morning to catch the ferry to the South Island today. Greg had to go to work, so he dropped Tessa and me off at the tourist office downtown. We grabbed a couple of maps then walked over to the giant Te Papa museum.


Walking to the museum via Civic Square


Rugby is so popular here that it even gets its own statue.

A lot of the museums here seem to be free! The Te Papa museum was no exception.


Me being attacked by giant trolls. There, I have now fulfilled any "Hobbit" obligations.


Tessa creates music on a touch-free mixer.


A group of students learn about the Waitangi Treaty. Each school seems to have its own different uniforms.


A Maori canoe

Next we walked along the quay to the Museum of Wellington City & Sea.... also free.


The Board Room


A captain's quarters from 1879

The weather began to warm up so we rode the cable car up to the botanic garden.


Boarding at the lower station


Looking down toward the city and the sea. Wellington is a VERY hilly place.


Grip Car 3 was restored and now sits in the musem located by the upper station.


The old winding gear is no longer used but used to pull the cable car up the hill (yes, the fake guy is part of the display).

The Wellington Botanic Garden features 25 hectares of protected native forest and plant collections.


The Tui is one of the largest members of the honeyeater family.


A member of the Proteacea family


A gorgeous succulent


The Lady Norwood Rose Garden


An old cemetery rests in Bolton Street Memorial Park


Hmmm... a view of his "best" side?

We then took an hour tour of the parliament buildings. Unfortunately no photos were allowed inside the buildings.


Behind the Parliament House is the executive wing (also known as the Beehive).


The Parliament Library

We then caught the train to Ngaio and headed back to Greg's. He got home shorly thereafter. Dinner was pasta and fresh corn-on-the-cob. The hours flew by and before we knew it, it was midnight!

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