Wonderful Wellington

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Sun is out today and the city is lovey. Today I found 'downtown Wellington' and the parliament buildings that look like a beehive. I took the cable car up to top of Botanical Gardens to get view of the city. All very nice. Wellington is a city with artsy, outdoors public art all over. Throughout the weekday you will see as many people on bicycles or jogging by as you do see business people in suits. In fact, I think there are more 'play areas' for adults than there are children in this city. The ship design resting area on top of the overpass (see photo) is case in point. It was interesting to see people in business suits sitting on wooden benches in a semi-pirate ship eating their bagged lunch. On the rocks in a garden near lagon there were students sketching and I wonder if they attend the many art colleges or design universities here.
The city is a nice size, easy to navigate with many visual perks. Friends have told me about some that I missed, so yup, I have to return.
Tomorrow I am taking a train to see Wellington county area along the coast. I'm coming back for another weekend, so I can enjoy this handsome little city. Its a nice introduction to the North Island if you were travelling through New Zealand south to north.

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Photos

Orb
Ferns in air

Up in the air
What IS it with hanging big ornaments in the air in this country? Centre of town hall square.

Blue
Calm and sunny today

Street Art
Sidewalk art....I like it

Buildings
Note the 3 exercising. There are joggers here morning, noon and I suspect evening.

Good Shopping
I might have to throw up some things I brought from Canada to fit in the new stuff

Morning
People heading to their offices

City Centre
Town Hall, Library, Tourist Info centre all here

Hi Oh, Hi Oh, Off to Work We Go
And off to school, too. Yippeee! I'm on vacation

Track of Cable Car
It stops several times, once at a university. Cool

Train Station
I bought ticket to Paraparauna for tomorrow