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Tag Archives: dunedin
Chinese Garden, Dunedin
It’s so photogenic. I visit regularly and have dragged most of my family along at various times.
Airport Neighbours
Dunedin Airport is out in the country because there’s no airport-sized flat land closer to town. You fly in over a patchwork of green and brown fields with the city nowhere in sight. Disembarking passengers are greeted by the warm … Continue reading
On Holiday
I’m in Dunedin, in my mother’s beautifully tidy house. She maintains an immaculate home, something I aspire to but never manage. I often find that I have better things to do than clean the kitchen or tidy up my lounge. … Continue reading
Dunedin
We arrived last night and have been flat out since. We checked into the hotel and went straight from there to a family party. Today, I shopped with Petra and my niece – unsuccessfully for jeans and very efficiently and … Continue reading
Homesick
I miss Dunedin most of all in spring. I miss the daffodils in the field in the upper gardens, the rhododendron dell, magnolias in full bloom outside the registry building at the university, spring bulbs in people’s yards, and the … Continue reading
Winter in Dunedin
It’s a wet wintry day in Wellington. Overcast, gloomy, breezy, rainy – all the good stuff. I’m cosy inside, still in my jammies and listening to the rain against the windows. Pip has put himself to bed in Petra’s room. … Continue reading
Busing
Dunedin’s bus network is free at the moment while the city works on rolling out new fares and a new payment system. We took advantage and bused hither and yon. I made a little photo essay of one trip.
Entertaining the Masses
When we come to Dunedin, Petra has a few things she likes to do. We go to the bookshops in the mall, we eat sushi for lunch, and we hit the museums. We visit the butterflies at the Otago Museum … Continue reading
Dunedin
We’re staying at our usual Dunedin apartment hotel, the one with the fabulous views down the harbour and across to Mt Cargill. Here’s the harbour on a chilly winter morning. I love Dunedin. It feels like home even when it’s … Continue reading
Meanderings and Musings 