Song playing is called a land down under. That where NZ is.
South island tour
number four
Christchurch.
Christchurch's
close proximity to the Southern Alps to the west means that there is some
of the worlds best skiing just a drive away.
Southern
Alps.
Christchurch
cathedral
The early
English settlers came to Christchurch and named many of its streets, rivers,
and suburbs after english place names.
The
Christchurch Town hall. ---------------->
The parks
and gardens of Christchurch reminds many visitors of England. Christchurch
is the third largest city in New Zealand. It has an international airport
for travel between other countries. Rail and road tunnels through the port
hills connect Christchurch to its port at Lyttleton. Lyttleton handles
exports of wool and frozen meat and receives shipments of machinery and
manufactured goods. Christchurch is the biggest city in the South Island
and the 3rd biggest city in New Zealand. Christchurch is geographically
flat and is surrounded by the Canterbury Plains.
Toward
the eastern coastline you will find a hilly area called the Port Hills.
These hills house some upper class suburbs and the
views
are quite spectacular as you can see the Southern Alps Mountains to the
west.
Christchurch
is reputed to be the most English looking city outside of England and this
claim is justified, when you consider that
many
of the old buildings still stand unlike Auckland and Wellington whose older
buildings have been demolished in favour of
modern
towers of glass and steel.
The
River Avon gently winds its way through the Christchurch and out into the
suburbs. The river has many Weeping Willows
on its
banks and there are also many other trees such as Chestnut and Poplars.
Christchurch
is called the Garden City. Many homes have well kept gardens and there
are many parks with the Botanical
Gardens
being the highlight. All this has led Christchurch to win the International
Garden City Award.
Christchurch
also has a unique character. The Square in the heart of the city for example
is an entertaining place where you will
see
many people debating subjects from society to God. It can be very hard
to hear anything but voices shouting above others
in a
bid to get one's opinion across. I recommend that you buy some lunch on
a fine day then sit and watch the free and
unplanned
entertainment.
Christchurch is the biggest city in the South Island and the 3rd biggest
city in New Zealand. Christchurch is geographically flat and is surrounded
by the Canterbury Plains.
Toward
the eastern coastline you will find a hilly area called the Port Hills.
These hills house some upper class suburbs and the
views
are quite spectacular as you can see the Southern Alps Mountains to the
west.
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