Buildings......South Island,NZ

Top far Left:

This is the house that DT's dad Adrian was building when we came a-visiting. But no one was in then so we snapped a picture of it and carried on with our journey.

It is in the Dunedin area.

Left:

D2 at the front of the Marsden Elementary School in Shantytown, Greymouth.

Bottom:

Me outside an interesting phone booth at Cathedral Square, Christchurch.

A School in Shantytown

As we walked and explored this historic Shantytown which had about 29 itemised attractions, we stumbled upon a real school with an on-going lesson that was conducted by none other than the school principal himself. What luck!
We asked for permission to sit in on the lesson and the Principal graciously obliged.
The furniture, building and set-up were as they existed in the old mining days. D2, a Principal herself, thoroughly enjoyed the session and exchanged views and later addresses with the Principal.
The school kids were very well behaved and extremely attentive.
They impressed both of us with their eagerness to learn.




D2....an overaged student in Shantytown School,Greymouth.
This is good proof that no matter what your age is, you can still ...LEARN!

Our car, Baldwin Street, Larnach Castle

We rented this white Toyota Corolla for 5 days from NZ Rent a Car at 14, Harrow Street. It costs about 50 odd NZ dollars per day. The two certified drivers ....DT and myself. I took this snapshot of the car with DT, D2 and D4 while on the way to explore the Otago region. The vehicle Reg number is XA 1730.

Centre Photo:
At the very top of the Steepest Street in the world....Baldwin Street, Dunedin. In the background is a part of the city's skyline.( see my previous post ).

Bottom photo:
At Larnach Castle, New Zealand's only castle...overlooking the spectacular Otago Harbour, which is 1000 feet below.
This great castle was built by William Larnach in 1871 and completed in 1887. It took more than 200 workmen over 5 years to construct the main castle. Later, expert European craftsmen were imported to embellish the interior with the finest materials from around the world.
So who was William Larnach? He was one of New Zealand's most remarkable men. A successful landowner, Minister of the Crown, banker,financier and merchant baron, his lasting legacy was this beautiful castle and the lovely gardens covering 35 acres. Today, the Barker family owns it and they have lived there for over 3 decades. It is open to all visitors. There are admission charges. But it is a "must visit" site, IMO.