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Continue reading →: High Street Fashion BoutiqueThis is a shot of the Blond Red fashion boutique located on High Street. High street is something of a mecca for Christchurch fashionistas, with many of our local Christchurch fashion designers setting up shop on High St. I love the red dress in this shot!
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Continue reading →: October Theme Day – Cemeteries – Barbadoes Street CemeteryBarbadoes Street is the oldest cemetery in Christchurch, opening in 1851. It is the resting place of many of Christchurch’s early settlers, and sadly many of the gravestones are for young children (victims of epidemics). The cemetery is divided by a Street (Barbadoes) with Anglicans on the east side and…
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Continue reading →: Catholic Cathedral – Barbadoes StreetThis is the cathedral of the blessed sacrament. It is located at the Moorhouse end of Barbadoes street. The Cathedral was blessed and opened on the 12th February 1905, at a total cost of fifty two thousand pounds. I probably drive pass the cathedral 20 times in a week, but…
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Continue reading →: The Bronze Corgis of Christchurch: A Tribute to RoyaltyI used to walk past these corgi’s every day on my way to work, and as a dog lover they always brought a smile to my face. They were installed to coincide with the 50th jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. As New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth, Queen…
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Continue reading →: View of Lyttelton from Bridle PathTaken from the top of the Bridle Path walk this is a view of Lyttelton Christchurch’s port. The Bridle Path was once the only route over the Port Hills from the harbour at Lyttelton and was used by Christchurch’s early settlers who would bring everything they owned up and over…
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Continue reading →: Christchurch Graffiti ArtGraffiti. Art or vandalism? It’s a contentious issue, but if you were to contend that grafitti is in fact art, this example would certainly help your argument. I’m not sure why, but I’m personally quite drawn to this type of drawing, perhaps its the vibrant use of colour. The shot…
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Continue reading →: Alice in Videoland EntranceThis is the entrance to Alice in Videoland with Charlie Chaplin cardboard cutout on the pavement. This is the place to go in Christchurch if you are after classic films or as their website says “art house, foreign, cult, classic, documentary and hard-to-find titles”. They’re located on the Cnr Tuam…
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Continue reading →: Anzac Biscuits from my KitchenHere’s a domestic Christchurch pic today, which covers the process of baking Anzac biscuits (made in my kitchen at home in Christchurch). It’s not Anzac Day (April 25th) but any day is a good day to bake Anzac Biscuits. Anzac biscuits are delicious and very popular Australasian biscuits (that’s cookies…
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Continue reading →: Santorini Greek Restaurant MuralThis is the mural on the wall of the Santorini Restaurant. Santorini is located on the corner of Gloucester St & Cambridge Tce, in Christchurch. I have not dined there in a long time, but a good night can be guaranteed as there will always be Ouzo and much dancing!…
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Continue reading →: Polly the Performing DogI’m often at the Arts Centre and stop to watch Polly do her tricks. She’s an adorable border-collie cross that was found by her owner Rex at the local Dog Pound. Her tricks include jumping through a hoop, riding the scooter, rolling over, and I was most impressed with Polly…
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The earthquakes really gave Christchurch the opportunity to fully embrace street art and now we’ve become well know for it.…
It seems LED street lamps are everywhere now. I can’t even begin to imagine the size of the factories that…
Consider yourself to be very fortunate to have artists in your area allowed to create such outstanding murals of this…
The background details above the yellow Pohutakawa tree at the Square piqued my curiosity as we’ve had a lot of…
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