We spent most of today travelling from Christchurch to Sydney. However, we did manage to find time to go and look around Christchurch Cathedral, which is a replica of Christchurch, Oxford. The New Zealand church was built in the late 1800s and only took 30 years to build. The ceiling and roof are all built of local wood. The local tram system looked like an interesting ride but we did not have time to try it.
We enjoyed the relaxed feeling of Christchurch, as we did with all of New Zealand, so it was with some sadness that we had to wave goodbye. It was quite a culture shock to arrive in Sydney – wall to wall people and traffic from the airport to hotel. We are staying in Darling Harbour and the view from our 11th floor room is not quite up to NZ panoramas! It nevertheless seems a vibrant area as when we went to do our grocery shopping this evening the place was full of ‘young things’! We will no doubt find out more as the week progresses.
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