Here are some of the sights of New Plymouth - I was amazed by some of the old buildings (hopefully they don't get ripped down in the name of development).
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This one is the old Nurses' Home connected to the old hopspital which is now disused. I hear the land and buildings are now owned by local Maori. It seems to be used for art and craft classes at the moment - the future for these buildings is still up in the air. I was blown away by it - such strange architecture for New Zealand.
I spent my first evening down at the local park watching an outdoor show of NZ short films put on by the Film Archive. First up, of course, were a couple of Len Lye films. Here's the Len Lye designed wind wand that wobbles about on the waterfront.
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I go a shot of Mount Taranaki on my sunny morning drive out of New Plymouth.
Below that is another beautiful old building - an old hotel. It looks as though it's mostly unused. Probably an earthquake risk I guess.
5 comments:
I'm digging the montain pic. It is stunning really. And the hotel reminds me of New Orleans buildings. The sky...is such a nice blue. I always love summer skies.
Me too -- that mountain photo is so amazingly beautiful; I cannot get over it! WOW!
Fantastic scenery you guys have in NZ -- and awesome buildings too. Hope you had a pleasant time, Rose :-)
PG - New Orleans - yeah they have that kind of look. I think they probably look more interesting in their dilapidated state than they would if they were all pretty and restored.
Lilly - Isn't that a fantastic pic of the mountain? It's Mount Taranki and is an active volcano! My sis has a view of it from her bedroom window.
Hey, you guys, come and visit! (You know Dave and I are going to keep hassling you about this, eh?)
Wow! I wouldn't mind swapping the view from my bedroom window with the one your sister has ;-)
As soon as I win the lottery, Alan and I are on our way! And I'm gonna invite PG and Melvin too! :-)
Well, if I win....guess it's the thought that counts, eh?
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