Our fist day in Christchurch we took a bike tour to learn a bit about the city. It rained the whole time we were out on our bikes. Although the weather was less than cooperative, we had a fun and informative time learning about the origins of Christchurch City and the country of New Zealand. The River Avon runs through the city, aside from being beautiful it is interesting because the river is very shallow due to the fact that it is filled by aquifers that seep up from below rather than run off from the mountains.
After our bike tour we went to the city center. There isn't much to be seen because many of the streets are blocked due to damage from the earthquake last year. There are a lot of closures because not all shops have gotten clearance to rebuild. One of the streets, however has taken a new approach. Containers have been dressed up as store fronts. We had a snack before heading back to our bed and breakfast for the evening.
We went to the botanic gardens for a stroll on Thursday morning. It was beautiful and the rose garden was magnificent! We also went to the Canterbury museum. Following the museum and the gardens we went up to Victoria Park expecting to find something similar to Sol Vista. The park is simply trails without an incoorporated visitor center, or at least one that we found. It was a very pretty drive and we were able to see practically all of Christchurch.
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