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"Christchurch To The Rescue!"

Posted by Capt Cook | 22nd March 2007

After the relative horrors of Dunedin, it was with a large exhale of breath that we greeted our accomodation for the final part of our trip. We discovered that our Holiday Inn was located right in the centre of Christchurch, close to numerous bars and resteraunts - lovely!

We dropped off our bags at reception, as our room wasn't ready, and headed out to see what the town had to offer. We were not to be disappointed. Christchurch is the antithesis of Dunedin. Where the later had decaying buildings, pale architecture and concrete, the former has lines of shops, green open spaces, bustling bars and a vibrancy that it's neighbour,well, just didn't have.

We walked along Oxford Terrace, or "The Strip" as it is known, and encountered a long line of contemporary bars and restaraunts. The pace seemed to be easy, bordering on care-free, and we stopped at one and sunk a couple of beers. Like Auckland, both of us have been struck by the "hustle and bustle factor" in the city - there isn't

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