They say the city of Christchurch is more British than Britain. We didn’t quite see it, but it was a very cool town and was named after Oxford University’s Christchurch College (guess that makes it kinda British). It is famous for being New Zealand’s oldest established city (founded July 31st, 1856). It’s also called the Garden City and famous for its expansive parks and public gardens. We enjoyed a full two days of roaming around the tourist center of the city and visiting its largest park and garden (Hagley Park). Our timing was nice as we were able to take in a couple Saturday markets. The family also had a chance to eat out in the city a couple times which felt like the height of decadence to four people who have eaten out of a “Chilly Bin” (Ice Chest) for the last several weeks.
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