We arrived in Christchurch around 6 pm on 30 December. We stayed at Addington City Motel where we had a one bedroom apartment. It was spacious, pleasant, and clean. They had a trampoline and some riding toys for kids.
We were tired so Tom went in search of take out and brought back some pizzas. The hotel had a DVD player and movies to borrow, so we watched "Bucket List" while chomping on pizza.
All of us slept in New Year's Eve morning. We drove around Hagley Park and stopped for a while in the Botanic Garden. The garden had a playground and a cafe. Tom put his folks on a tram ride while we investigated the rose garden and some conservatories.
Later we headed to the Gondola for a hilltop view of Christchurch (see photos).
For dinner we went to a pub type of place. Tom tried the beer sampler. I had bangers and mash (sausages, mashed potatoes, mushy peas and onion gravy).
Back at the hotel, Dennis went to bed right away post dinner. The grown ups tried to stay up late, but were tired out by 11:00. Some of the hotel's neighbors were partying. Again my earplugs were handy.
New Year's Day we were up bright and early to get to the airport. We took an Air New Zealand grab-a-seat fare and were back in Wellington within an hour. The landing was a bit bumpy due to those Welly winds.
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