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December 9, 2020 · 5:35 am

Circumnavigating New Zealand — More Buildings, and more flowers

The area around the Wellington Cenotaph is home of a lot of neat imagery. To get there, along Bowen Street, take the segment of the City to Sea Walkway that leads from the Wellington Botanic Garden. Along this route you’ll pass the Bolton Street Memorial Park, formerly known as the Bolton Street Cemetery:

Bolton Street Memorial Park along the City to Sea Walkway

Past the cemetery, almost directly across the street from the Beehive, lies Turnbull House. It houses the private library acquired by famed bibliophile Alexander Turnbull during his lifetime:

We’ve already taken a look or two at the Wellington Cenotaph, but here’s a zoom-in of the horse and rider atop the monument:

Across the street from the Cenotaph are the Old Government Buildings, which house some interesting architectural details:

Old Government Buildings on Lambton Quay

Now for another Wellington Botanic Garden flower show:

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December 7, 2020 · 5:35 am

Circumnavigating New Zealand — Around Parliament, and more flowers

As you may recall, we ascended high atop a hill over looking Wellington via the Wellington Cable Car:

From here we then proceeded downhill on foot via the Wellington Botanic Garden. Exiting the garden we headed east, joined Bowen Street, and set forth for the New Zealand Parliament. Our first view of the buildings associated with parliament was that of the Beehive, the Executive Wing of New Zealand Parliament buildings. The Beehive houses the office of the Prime Minister and other ministers of Parliament:

Off to the right in the photo above is a bit of Edwardian neoclassical architecture. This is Parliament House:

South of the Beehive, where Bowen Street intersects Lambton Quay, is the Wellington Cenotaph. Also known as the Wellington Citizen’s War Memorial, this impressive monument commemorates those who lost their lives in World Wars I and II:

Wellington Cenotaph (Wellington Citizens’ War Memorial)

Now for another floral slide show featuring specimens we encountered in the Wellington Botanic Garden:

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December 2, 2020 · 5:35 am

Circumnavigating New Zealand — Wellington Botanic Garden,

There isn’t a whole lot to say about flower images, especially when one is as botanically ignorant as I. So, let’s just show some flowers today. Click on any image below to enlarge and bring up today’s slide show: