Cheesey

Wellington at last

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March 5th 2012
I felt like we had to earn our bed in Wellington tonight. After waking at the crack of dawn (again), Amelia went off happily with Lyra and Julie to a dance class they do every Monday. This gave us (me, Alex and Samuel) an opportunity to do lots of sight-seeing, walking and generally squeezing as much in as possible before lunch time. So we did exactly that, and the photos below probably de ... read more

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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