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Jan 252010
An early morning jogger pauses to look at a luxury cruise ship docked in the cities international port of call.
A couple of buskers on Saturday night. I think she was singing an Aretha Franklin number and well! She certainly wasn’t shy about dancing about and enjoying the performance.
Jan 202010
A Synagogue built in 1885, which it remained until 1967 when the congregation moved to the current one on Greys Avenue. The building is now a branch of the National Bank. It resides in the University district on the corner of Princes Street and Bowen Avenue.
Jan 182010
A fresh fruit stands opens for it first day of business on Shortland Street. Apples NZD$1.
Expensive designer clothing stores line the bottom of the Bucklands Building. One of our oldest buildings still standing, built around 1897 but not named until 1936 when J.H Buckland & Co. Ltd moved in with their enigneering supplies business. It is currently interim office spaces and the top floor is a very nice place to work in indeed. It is due for a complete restoration as part of the Britomart district redevelopment plan.
Jan 162010
Keep an eye on this Symonds Street movie billboard, it has so far managed to predict, with about 95% accuracy, every big budget flop to ever grace the silver screen. Avatar, however, seems to have broken this board’s uncanny winning streak.
Jan 122010
Asian tourists wait for a cab outside the Mercure Hotel. On the other side of the road is an Esquire Cafe, which some time ago, I was sitting outside minding my own business when, what I assumed was an escaped mental patient sat down next to me and started mumbling nonsense. After a group of asian kids walked past, the escaped mental patient’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “Hey! Dragon Ball Z!” There was some confusion and I thought it was one of the strangest and funniest things I’d ever seen.