This morning we took the cable car incline to Kelburn and
spent a couple hours wandering through parts of Wellington Botanical Gardens.
They are beautiful, as exemplified by the 100 photos I took of trees, giant
ferns, hydrangeas, succulents, herbs, roses, and much more. The harbor view
from the top of the cable car is also amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFNEQgxTv8&feature=youtu.be
From there, we walked east through an historic cemetery,
then south to meet a realtor to check out an apartment high-rise. The flat we
liked on Taranaki St is on the 14th floor, with a beautiful harbor
view. It is about half the size of the place we like on Mt. Vic, and not much
character; $495/week. It does have an elevator, is a bit closer to work, and
there is a gym and lap pool. Currently it is second on our list; Mt. Vic is our
top choice if we can determine that there is furniture and the ceiling leak
will be fixed.
We wandered back with our sore feet (we walked 5-6 miles
today, I’m guessing). After a break, we decided to go to a Japanese fusion
restaurant for take-out food (getting tired of $100 dinners!) The food was disappointing,
but we saved some money. It will be great to get into a place and be able to
cook our own meals. Restaurants are really expensive. I’m about ready to go for
McDonald’s (yes, McDonald’s…) salads for dinner.
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