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| The New Zealand Festival was underway the whole time we were in Wellington; there was so much else to do, we didn't go to any of its many offerings, or its Fringe Festival...next time |
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| The downtown harbor-front is lined with sculpture, historic buildings |
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| And a Writers' Walk, displaying quotes from a dozen or more prominent New Zealand writers |
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| We spent a day at Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum, back in 2008, so gave it just half a day this time |
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| Many modern buildings in the complex, much high tech, coverage of natural and cultural histories, the whole thing |
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| I always like the social history stuff; in the 50s, New Zealand mandated free dental care for all children; and the dentist offices, with their pedal-operated drills, were known by the children as "the murder house" |
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| More social history...we conjecture Vicki's dad might have been here in 1942, since he drove a landing craft for the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal that August... |
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| Popular 40s board game |
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| Still more social history |
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| Some good Maori stuff |
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| Although I think Auckland's collection is fuller |
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