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peregrination :: cousin’s 70th birthday in New Zealand – February 2016

Sunday, 21 February

Travel

We departed Sydney direct to Wellington on 21 February.

We picked up a rental car at the airport and went directly to Pat Napier’s home in Paraparaumu.

Pat Napier's home in Paraparaumu
Pat Napier’s home in Paraparaumu
View of Paraparaumu landscape
View of Paraparaumu landscape from the train platform

Monday, 22 February

Wellington

I left Aunty Cath at Pat’s home on 22 February while I travelled into Wellington on the train to visit the city.

Change House in Wellington
Change House in Wellington
The MLC Building in Wellington
The MLC Building in Wellington

I travelled up the Funicular to get a view over Wellington.

Fellow travellers in the Funicular
Fellow travellers in the Funicular
The view over Wellington from the top of the Funicular
The view over Wellington from the top of the Funicular
Panoramic view of Wellington from the top of the Funicular
Panoramic view of Wellington from the top of the Funicular

I continued to walk around Wellington ending at the National Museum.

The main docks at Wellington harbour
The main docks at Wellington harbour
Panoramic view of Wellington Harbour
Panoramic view of Wellington Harbour
Exhibit in the National Museum
Exhibit in the National Museum
Exhibit in the National Museum
Exhibit in the National Museum
View over Wellington from the top of the National Museum
View over Wellington from the top of the National Museum
Panoramic view of Wellington Bay
Panoramic view of Wellington Bay

More walking around the city seeing the sights.

The Trust Building
The Trust Building in Wellington
The Beehive - Parliament House in Wellington
“The Beehive” – Parliament House in Wellington
The Beehive in context
“The Beehive” in context
Central Station in Wellington
Central Station in Wellington