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Monday 2/2/15 Christchurch

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February 14th 2015
Monday 2/2/15 Christchurch. Two highly rated cafes right across the road so we tried out the first this morning for breakfast. Worth the ratings but as usual the GF options are never quite as good as the genuine article. Ian's Bircher Muesli apparently was excellent and we will have to try and replicate it at home. We had a fairly quiet day, wandered round the Christchurch museum and then found ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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