cable car

Cable cars and Irish pubs

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October 10th 2009
Meike and I looked out the window in the morning and saw some blue sky so we quickly got ready and went to the cable car. We paid $3 NZD and got a ride to the top. Pretty view from up there. It was kind of chilly and of course windy. The clouds were starting to roll in. We decided to walk around the Botanical garden on the downhill track to the city. The gardens are really nice but it’s just t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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