Christchurch, New Zealand

study abroad		kaikoura		taranaki		christchurch		franz josef		queenstown

Christchurch is the third largest city in NZ, and the largest on the south island. It's surrounded by the Canterbury region, a flat farmland area. From here on we stayed in hotels instead of colleges.	Fountain in Christchurch Botanical Gardens	Small lake with remote controlled sailboats in the Gardens

The Avon River runs through Christchurch	Gondola rides on the Avon	Christchurch also has a tram system, but it only goes around a loop in downtown

Christchurch Cathedral

The "Wizard of Canterbury", is really just a guy who rants about life and the government every day in Cathedral Square at lunchtime	This car was parked in front of the Cathedral a lot	Clock tower in Christchurch

Christchurch from afar	Lyttleton Harbor, the view you get if you turn around from the previous picture	Christchurch has the International Antarctic Center, where all scientists heading to Antarctica stop on their way there. They give tours of the place, and rides in a hägglund, the vehicle of choice in Antarctica.

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