Time for a fun post after that depressing previous one! This will be brief in order to make way for our Queenstown adventures!
We left Christchurch and headed south for Dunedin, the "Edinburgh of the South" as the Kiwis claim. Neither of us have been, so we couldn't say! Regardless, Dunedin was a very cool town (apart from the hoards of drunken undergrads on weekend nights) and we had some good times there. We stayed in a place called Hogwartz - our favorite hostel to date. The building was a renovated bishop's house, and we were lucky enough to be in the (once) grand dining room, now a high-ceilinged and very bright room for six. The best thing about Hogwartz: no bunks! So refreshing.
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Our room at Hogwartz...sorry it's so dark! |
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The view from our hostel's veranda! So nice! |
Apart from trying to find a place to live...and a job - pretty fruitless actually - we mostly wandered around town checking things out. The botanic gardens were lovely and began our very involved relationship with ducks in New Zealand - more to come with that. The farmer's market was particularly great, and it's location even better. Dunedin is known for its Edwardian-inspired train station...apparently the most photographed building in the Southern Hemisphere. We're not sure if we believe this or not...
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The train station! |
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Feeding the ravenous ducks... |
As we only saw one apartment and had very little luck with anyone in Dunedin returning our messages about housing, we are thinking we will press on to Wellington and see what we can find. Hopefully we'll have more luck there!
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By the duck pond! |
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