I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
I've always been quite curious about the place where you grew up Di - its elaborate cultural scene was a pleasant surprise.
Google came up with a number of even more surprising images (I was already in love with the stunning natural beauty of the Otago peninsula):
http://deboramasweblog.blogspot.com/2004/06/clean-wholesome-nudity.html totally stunned me though: I mean, Dunedin, NZ is known for its traditional rugby, and this looked kind of unusual :-)
http://funny-forwards-jokes.blogspot.com/2008/03/6-most-unusual-roads-in-world.html also made me smile: Dunedin is listed as having one of the world's most unusual roads.
And obviously, there's the 'Hollywood' sign showing that the locals are quite proud of their town:
But I digress: the images of Milford Sound near Te Anau totally stunned me.
If all that breath-taking natural beauty wasn't located on the other side of the planet I'd move, especially on a chilly wet day like this in urban Antwerp.
And Peter, so you found my hometown ... Mosgiel, town of the Hollywood-like sign. It used to be quite nice to sit on top of that hill and look out over Mosgiel, chatting with a friend and all that.
And you found Baldwin Street. At different times, I had 2 friends who lived on it. One was close to the top ... walking up was kind of nasty if unfit.
The peninsula, that's the love of my life. I was in Broad Bay and on the edge of it, with my sea kayak that was really my harbour kayak :)
Te Anau, stunning stunning scenery but darling one, you would last about 1 day there. It's a frontier town and very very very small. And rain ... it comes down in bucket loads, beautiful but ... remind me to tell you next time we meet up :)
It's not too bad, Van. And there's a huge student life there ... I loved it on the good days. It does do grey and drizzly quite well too though. Nothing like a grey Dunedin Sunday to take a kid to the brink.
This is great! Different slants on Dunniz and its uber-culture. You and I will have to get together one day Di and put images to words - or vice versa.
How interesting! And what a beautiful spot on the Earth. I really liked looking at the faces of the people featured in the post. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've always been quite curious about the place where you grew up Di - its elaborate cultural scene was a pleasant surprise.
ReplyDeleteGoogle came up with a number of even more surprising images (I was already in love with the stunning natural beauty of the Otago peninsula):
http://deboramasweblog.blogspot.com/2004/06/clean-wholesome-nudity.html totally stunned me though: I mean, Dunedin, NZ is known for its traditional rugby, and this looked kind of unusual :-)
http://funny-forwards-jokes.blogspot.com/2008/03/6-most-unusual-roads-in-world.html
also made me smile:
Dunedin is listed as having one of the world's most unusual roads.
And obviously, there's the 'Hollywood' sign showing that the locals are quite proud of their town:
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/regions/dunedin-coastalotago/dunedin-towns.cfm/nodeid/140.html
But I digress: the images of Milford Sound near Te Anau totally stunned me.
If all that breath-taking natural beauty wasn't located on the other side of the planet I'd move, especially on a chilly wet day like this in urban Antwerp.
A pleasure, Lydia :)
ReplyDeleteAnd Peter, so you found my hometown ... Mosgiel, town of the Hollywood-like sign. It used to be quite nice to sit on top of that hill and look out over Mosgiel, chatting with a friend and all that.
And you found Baldwin Street. At different times, I had 2 friends who lived on it. One was close to the top ... walking up was kind of nasty if unfit.
The peninsula, that's the love of my life. I was in Broad Bay and on the edge of it, with my sea kayak that was really my harbour kayak :)
Te Anau, stunning stunning scenery but darling one, you would last about 1 day there. It's a frontier town and very very very small. And rain ... it comes down in bucket loads, beautiful but ... remind me to tell you next time we meet up :)
look at all that water around that town! wow, looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt's not too bad, Van. And there's a huge student life there ... I loved it on the good days. It does do grey and drizzly quite well too though. Nothing like a grey Dunedin Sunday to take a kid to the brink.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! Different slants on Dunniz and its uber-culture. You and I will have to get together one day Di and put images to words - or vice versa.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very good idea, Kay :) I do believe I would enjoy working with you on a project like that.
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