Thu 13 Nov 2008
happy 158th birthday christchurch
Posted by timezoneone under New Zealand
The city of Christchurch celebrates its 158th birthday this week. The week of annual commemoration is called Show Week by the locals. The highlight of the week is the public holiday on Friday. On Friday you can go to the annual agricultural and pastoral show called the Royal New Zealand Show (at $20 a head!). This is the very day when town meets country. You can pet the animals and eat too much candy floss, meet Princess Anne, greet carnival folk and get sunburnt and dusty. You can also admire tractors just like this one.
