Christchurch Daily Photo

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Archive for June, 2010

No Cruising Please We’re Sick of You

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Snapped today on my mobile phone – this is one of the new ‘No Cruising’ signs that have gone up around the four avenues that run around Christchurch’s inner city. Christchurch is well known for ‘boy racers’ cruising en masse around the inner city streets. If you live within a 2 km radius of the [...]

Canterbury Museum Period Costume Section

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I got to wander around the Canterbury Museum yesterday with my photo club – snapping away at all of the fascinating things on display (yes you can take photos). By far the most interesting for me (for photographs) was the costume room – which has a stunning Regency chandelier from 1811. On display are period [...]

Trees

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Cute Cottage

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Weka Pass Railway

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Photos from my trip on the Weka Pass Express – a trip I highly recommend. The railway is based at Waipara about 60km north of Christchurch. For more information visit http://www.wekapassrailway.co.nz The locomotive is an A class number 428 was built for New Zealand Rail in Thames, New Zealand in 1909