First adventure of the day was finding the
cable cars as we set off from the hostel without bothering to find a map –
figuring the best way to get to know a city is to just walk it and get a little
lost (Axel and George didn’t agree with me and Cara on this one). We found the
cable cars really easily, after nearly getting run over, and got the student
fare so instead of it being $6 return (which is really cheap anyway) we got it
for $2.50!
The distinctive red cable car ride only
took 5-10 minutes but it took us to the top of a ridiculously steep hill and up
to beautiful views over Wellington (Mount Victoria is on the other side of
Wellington). After a couple of pictures we went up to the observatory and just
sat down on the grass at the top of a hill overlooking the city and just soaked
up the sun and the views.
After chatting and lounging about for an
hour or so me and Axel set of to find Cuba street! It’s just a street filled
with some more alternative shops, nearly everything was privately owned and it
was really fun window shopping and dawdling in the ‘op-shops’, flipping through
the pages of some old books and browsing the menus of various cafes and
bistros. We finished our afternoon on Cuba street with a drink in one of the
many coffee shops, and just whiled away the hot midday sun in the shade sipping
our drinks.
After wandering the city for another hour
or so we bumped into Cara and George again and we set off in hunt of dinner,
there was sun race on tonight, and obviously it’s bonfire night too, so most of
the restaurants were packed!
P.S pictures are on there way they're just a pain to upload!
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