We continued on our travels towards Napier - famous for its high concentration of Art Deco buildings. The city itself was built almost over night in the 1920s after a massive earthquake had obliterated the original town. We explored the city through a self-guided Art Deco Walk to find some of the more interesting frontages and Elly had her first ice cream of the holiday! The hostel was pretty good for the money and happened to be in an Art Deco Spanish Mission style former hotel, right in the centre. The next morning we awoke to another sunny day and wandered along the promenade, before mooching through the city centre, taking in the Easter sales. We enjoyed this city much more than the others we've passed through so far, mainly due to its interesting buildings, seafront
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