"Windy Wellington" Wellington by knerten
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I went to Wellington on business for 4 days in July, 4 days of rain and wind. Since I was here on business I did not have much time, nor the weather, to explore all the things that I could have done, but nevertheless, I hope that you will find theses pages interesting.
There is a certain city feeling in Wellington: High-rise buildings, arcades, malls, narrow streets, busy traffic, cafes and bars. Wellington is a cosmopolitan place. I enjoyed my 4 days here. Note the electric bus in the picture. You don't see these too often these days, most cities have scrapped them.
- Pros:The pulse of a city
- Cons:Changing weather
- In a nutshell:Cosmopolitan
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I hate these wires!
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Wellington still has electric buses running. That means that many of the streets have wires and cables hanging... more travel advice
Weather shelter
Local Customs
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Wellington is notorious for its weather and in response to that the city council put up these shelters all around the... more travel advice
Bee-hive or Bee-hype?
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I had seen pictures of this, and I wanted to have my own. Well, much ado about nothing. The architecture is interesting,... more travel advice
Museum of Wellington and the Sea
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The main reason for me to go here was to learn more about the Wahine disaster, 10 April 1968, when the inter-island... more travel advice
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Fair comment , the place was a little tired, has since has most rooms redecorated , as for heater well dont' know what happened that night as all rooms have heators and i normaly have spare as well , appoligies
Hi Jan, Your restaurant pages always make me feel hungry!:) Great Wellington pages. I have this part of the globe on my wish list.
Windy Wellington for sure:-).. I've heard great things about the Te Papa Museum. Shame the cable car ride wasn't all you had hoped - next time summer trip:-)
Great job Jan. Hope next time is better with the weather situation!! Which part of Norway are you from?!?!
you do have a point, wires and all, but hey, the traffic was never user friendly for photographers heheh great page Jan.enjoyed that.
What an interesting page about my home town. Thanks. It's great.
They certainly do not call it Windy Wellington for nothing. Thank you for sharing this page with me.