Looking up Nelson's Main Street -- Trafalgar Street

The bell tower in the distance is a lovely little Cathedral (Christ Church).

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Picton to Nelson --- Christmas In Nelson

December 24th 2006
From Picton we took the Queen Charlotte drive towards Nelson. The winding narrow road followed the blue water bays and coves of the sound. The coastal road eventually gave way to a wide open valley fields and the forested lowland of rolling hills. In all it was a two or so hour drive to Nelson, our base of operation for the Christmas shuttered period. Nelson, a highly touristed town reportedly ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Picton

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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