We bought a hop on hop off tram ticket for the day and Kerri did the tour guide thing around the city. The trams only run a loop around the city. They were phased out way back.
The most interesting thing was the little café area (above) that is covered where the tram actually drives through the building. (Well I thought it was interesting anyway.) Notice the egg above the tram.
On the ½ hour the egg opens like a cuckoo clock & has odd little animated scenes with Moa birds, Maori hunters, rugby players and bungee jumpers. There is also a voice over with music.
A very strange tourist attraction, but worth a giggle.
They really love their rugby over here!
This is a talking point around Christchurch for all the wrong reasons (See left of the picture above). It is meant to be a chalice representing something to do with the native flora. Unfortunately the leaves all look like wacky weed & the chalice looks like a cone. No wonder everyone thinks the city of Christchurch is on drugs!
One of the places we did go was to the Museum. It was OK. There seemed to be a big emphasis on the Moa bird and the New Zealand Antarctic mission. There was also a Penny Farthing bicycle that you could hop on (above).
After dinner, Kerri's dad, Pat, drove us up into the the hills above the city. Cities always look better at night. The view was great, but the wind was howling & it was very cold. We tended to stay inside the car as much as possible.
The cold wind that had been at it all day kept us rugged up and huddled together during our sightseeing tour.
