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Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:36 am**

Use to go up here quite a bit.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:46 am**

Jesus that's hours from Christchurch how far out of town are you going to go?

I've got some great pics of Arthur's Pass and Kaikoura.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:47 am**

Pleasantly surprised that this isn't an earthquake/devastation thread. Cool pics.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:57 am**

Luxcity. An event to light up what's left of the CBD.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:01 am**

deadduck wrote:Jesus that's hours from Christchurch how far out of town are you going to go?

I've got some great pics of Arthur's Pass and Kaikoura.

I'm trying not to stray too far. It use to take us just over an hour to get there. Would get up and check the ski report and head up for the day if it was good. back to bed if it wasn't. I've always considered easy access to sking a part of Christchurch life.

Arthur's pass and Kaikoura would be more of a weekend away trip. Although we did once take a mates new car to Jackson's Tavern for a test run.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:15 am**

World Buskers festival was back in the CBD again this year. Last years was in hagley park.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:29 am**

The varuous markets are still running around the city.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:49 am**

I did Greymouth and back in 4.5 hours a few weeks ago. Would have been faster but for traffic and a shit hire car.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:52 am**

deadduck wrote:I did Greymouth and back in 4.5 hours a few weeks ago. Would have been faster but for traffic and a shit hire car.

Hopefully there were no speed cameras or you might be getting a nasty surprise in the mail.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:57 am**

That should be a sin bin for Ellis.

sorry thought this was rugby

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:58 am**

It's nice to have short cut through the hill.

Unfortunately the control building is comming down thanks to the quakes.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:01 am**

Ok rethinking it it was probably more like 6 hours

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:37 am**

In my head I hear that in the manner of you addressing a judge in a court of law.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:46 am**

The old AMI stadium Fate still unknown.

And the new "temporary" replacement.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:08 am**

Hagley park. Right on the edge of the CBD.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:20 am**

great pics!

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:29 am**

Cheers fellas.

Rusted, your cape town thread was my inspiration. I'm finding this quite therapeutic after having a lot of negative feelings about the city as a result of the quakes.

Here's the avon river which winds it's way through much of the city including the CBD. I used to kayak on it as a kid.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:33 am**

Great stuff FOG...

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:36 am**

Skyline doesn't look like this anymore, but the mountains still get their white blanket in winter.

And the sea doesn't care what the skyline looks like.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:39 am**

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:46 am**

Shag rocked before

it became shagged rock. Also known as shag pile.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:47 am**

slow wing wrote:Great stuff FOG...

Thanks

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:52 am**

Nice thread.

Keep the pics coming.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:02 am**

Will do.

margins: show

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:12 am**

Mona Vale. badly damaged in the quakes, but will hopefully be repaired.

The gatehouse was also damaged, but again, hopefully being repaired.

The gardens are still open to the public though.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:12 am**

Great stuff FOG

But duck and spinach terrine ???? fuckme dead

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:18 am**

Some of the houses on the other side of the river from Mona vale aren't too shabby.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:21 am**

Hareaway wrote:Great stuff FOG

But duck and spinach terrine ???? fuckme dead

Lyttleton farmers market. What else can I say? Cassels used to sell their beer there before they open their own bars.

And as for f**king you dead, I'm afriad I'm not gay sorry. Although with that magnificent chin of yours.....

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:33 am**

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:44 am**

From a real estate site hence the arrow.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:59 am**

Coffee is important.

Hummingbird in the restart mall.

Addington coffee company

Luciano expresso bar

Carl Sara who owns The crafte coffee company seems to win it every year Luciano doesn't. Except for last year when it was won by one of his staff I think.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:06 am**

The water is a bit chilly for my tastes, but people still enjoy the beach.

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Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:19 am**

She cafe and chocolate. They have a seperate menu for hot chocolate including a mayan version with chilli.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:28 am**

Halswell quarry park

margins: show

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:50 am**

Some random art from around the city.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:05 pm**

Fat Old Git wrote:
guy smiley wrote:
Fat Old Git wrote:Port hills really our the play ground of Christhcurch guy.
I stayed away from home for 11 years, returning in 2002 for a few weeks... I was amazed to find I remembered every pattern of light and shade on them. They define the place, for me at least.
I know what you mean, and I don't think we are alone in feeling that way.

I had a wonderful view of Castle Rock from my living room window. The pictures you put up in the Entertaining Pictures thread made me homesick, FOG -- these pictures are killing me. I really wanna make a trip home.

Great thread, btw.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:13 pm**

You have to do it mate. There are flights everyday.

The original deans cottage survived the quakes, although it has a big crack through the chimney.

And a walk through the bush reserve is still a nice experience.

Posted: **Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:39 pm**

The giant rugby ball that was used to promote the world cup has found a new home. As has the giant wooden cup that was part of the fan zone. It's now a bar and Cafe in the CBD. It's kind of strange as it seems much bigger on the inside than it looks from outside.

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