Zähneputzen am Morgen:
Freitag, 2. April 2010
Der letzte Tag in unserem Auto
We finally managed to sell our car and this is our last day that we will sleep in it. Brushing teeth in the Botanical gardens... this might seem strange for some... but being outside every day is the best you can do
Zähneputzen am Morgen:
ein kleiner Spaziergang durch Christchurch (we strolled through Christchurch and took a few more pictures...):
Wir haben uns gefragt, warum hier so viele Leute komisch gekleidet herumlaufen, jetzt wissen wir es: die Armageddon Expo! (we came across a lot of strangely dressed people who went to the Armageddon Expo)
Und hier ein paar Verrückte ;o) (super heroes, where ever you looked... no we didn't go inside, unfortunately it was a bit too late.)
Weiter ging es an den Strand, noch einmal ne steife Briese um die Nase wehen lassen (we took our last chance to drive somewhere by car and went to the beach at Christchurch):
und einmal den 300m langen Pier auf das Meer hinaus Spazieren (a 300meter long pier can be seen on the picture below. Some people go fishing and others go walking on it.):
an impressive tree in front of the New Brighton Library
Ein süßer Kinderspielplatz (a lovely playground at the beach. The little child on the right would have loved to touch the whale, but it was just too cold.):

Zähneputzen am Morgen:
Christchurch again
Zurück in Christchurch war unsere Hauptaufgabe unser Auto zu verkaufen.
Dennoch hatten wir natürlich auch etwas Zeit, uns noch etwas umzuschauen und das Leben zu genießen ;o)
Back in Christchurch we made our selves ready to sell our car. But we did have enough time to look around and take a few more pictures for you.
in Christchurch auf dem Parkplatz vor dem botanischen Garten- unserem Übernachtungsplatz (We stayed at the botanical gardens car park which will soon be a no camping area.)
probably a clock tower
Parade durch die Innenstadt: Wir haben nicht so ganz festgestellt warum... Schulabgänger? (we haven't really figured out what it was but we assume it was a graduation day for a lot of students)
Mein Mann weiß wie er mich glücklich machen kann: lecker Essen! (quite hungry from running around the city we stopped at a Mexican restaurant and enjoyed a delicious meal)
... in einem netten, mexikanischen Restaurant (no, we were not the only customers, most were outside...)
Hinterher eine nette Maori-Performance. (after our bellies were full, we enjoyed a Maori cultural performance in the city centre)
Die Frauen können böse schauen, was? (pictures with the stars)
Na, bei Jürgen schauen sie schon etwas netter ;o) (and the stars can also smile of course :-) )
Ein wichtiger Platz für Kaffeliebhaber: Starbucks (coffee for my wife - what would she do without Starbucks ;-))
Das erste mal Ballroom dancing in Neuseeland! Sehr nette Leute (Christchurch is a great place to go dancing, Salsa and Ballroom dancing. It seems most dancers are in Christchurch because places where you can dance are as rare as Kiwis in New Zealand.):
und viele hier können ziemlich gut Tanzen (it was quite interesting for us to see that dancing partners are exchanged on a regular basis and that most people knew a lot of special dances which seem very common in New Zealand...):
Dennoch hatten wir natürlich auch etwas Zeit, uns noch etwas umzuschauen und das Leben zu genießen ;o)
Back in Christchurch we made our selves ready to sell our car. But we did have enough time to look around and take a few more pictures for you.
in Christchurch auf dem Parkplatz vor dem botanischen Garten- unserem Übernachtungsplatz (We stayed at the botanical gardens car park which will soon be a no camping area.)
Dienstag, 23. März 2010
auf nach Christchurch
Da sich leider keiner in Nelson für unser Auto gemeldet hatte, wollten wir am nächsten Tag weiter nach Christchurch fahren. Nach einer etwas kürzeren Nacht, gingen wir in Nelson noch in den Gottesdienst (ich wollte doch die tolle Orgel mal in Aktion sehen) und dann ging es weiter über den Lewis-Pass nach Christchurch.
Das Wetter in den Bergen war sehr regnerisch und somit gab es nur ein paar kleine Zwischenstops auf dem Weg.
Unfortunately we found only two people who were interested in our car but were looking for something younger. So we decided to go to Christchurch where more tourists start there tour through New Zealand. We drove through the Lewis Pass which lies in the heart of the southern Alps. Bad weather prevented us from taking too many pictures and therefore we stopped only a few times.
An den Maruia Falls:
Abends kurz vor Christchurch: Ein typisches Backpacker-Essen bei -zum Glück- wieder super Wetter :o) . Drückt uns die Daumen für unseren Autoverkauf! (Shortly before Christchurch it was time to eat - typical backpacker food - but also New Zealand breakfast - baked beans with sausages. Wish us look that we can sell our van for a good price in the next couple of days... I wish we could take her back to Germany *sniff* I'm sure she would be excited to see other parts of the world ;-) )
Das Wetter in den Bergen war sehr regnerisch und somit gab es nur ein paar kleine Zwischenstops auf dem Weg.
Unfortunately we found only two people who were interested in our car but were looking for something younger. So we decided to go to Christchurch where more tourists start there tour through New Zealand. We drove through the Lewis Pass which lies in the heart of the southern Alps. Bad weather prevented us from taking too many pictures and therefore we stopped only a few times.
An den Maruia Falls:
im Salsa-Fieber
Als Abendprogramm stand eine Salsa-Party an. Ich war schon ganz aufgeregt und hatte zappelige Beine- ich habe einfach zu lange nicht mehr getanzt... Hier gibt es leider echt wenige Gelegenheiten...
Somit dachten wir uns: Nutzen wir mal alles, was wir kriegen können!
this was our second Salsa party in Nelson and Carina was going all nuts and couldn't wait to dance again. Similar to Germany it took a while till the dance floor was crowded. But soon you were looking for a spot to dance...
Anfangs war es noch etwas leer (ähnlich wie auch die Partys in De), aber es füllte sich dann doch recht schnell...
Die Stimmung war supi und neben viel Salsa und etwas Merengue wurde auch free-style getanzt. (the atmosphere was great, the music was perfect, the people going nuts)
everyone had a great time and was enjoying the party
Unser DJ Ulli sorge für die gute Musik (our DJ from Germany, he had a very good music mix and really made the party a good one)
Und wir brachten unsere Füße zum qualmen (a little break for our feed and time for a picture of us):
ein paar STunden später war die Tanzfläche immer noch voll, aber unsere Füße durchgetanzt und somit verließen wir dann irgendwann die Party um unseren Füßen etwas Erholung zu gönnen ;o) (after a couple of hours we had to admit that we are not training and our feet were happy to go home. I'm sure that'll change once we are back in Germany. It was a great evening and it was so good to dance again. :-) )
Somit dachten wir uns: Nutzen wir mal alles, was wir kriegen können!
this was our second Salsa party in Nelson and Carina was going all nuts and couldn't wait to dance again. Similar to Germany it took a while till the dance floor was crowded. But soon you were looking for a spot to dance...
Anfangs war es noch etwas leer (ähnlich wie auch die Partys in De), aber es füllte sich dann doch recht schnell...
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