I am not a native southerner,
I am a 'Coaster'.
That is, I hail from the West Coast of the South Island.
It is a rugged area with three main towns,
and a quite a few smaller towns
(which might be called villages in another land).
I am a small town girl.
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| Taramakau River on the West Coast |
It is quite a beautiful area.
It is also quite a depressed area in that
there are not a lot of job opportunities.
Some of us left to get on in life.
The natives are very parochial
and once a 'coaster', always a 'coaster'.
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| part of the CBD of my home town |
So when I met and married my GKB
we ended up living in his home town,
which is a city. Not large by world standards,
a provincial city, but it was mind boggling to me.
We were also further south
and it took me a long time to acclimatise.
But this is a beautiful city,
and I now love living here.
I just wish it were a little warmer!!
I'd like to show you a few photo's we took
a few years ago of some
of the buildings about the city.
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| First Church, Presbyterian |
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| Apartments, the front building was a church in another life |
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| Apartments and business premises |
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| Flats and offices |
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| Business premises and flats near the CBD |
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| Back of the Town Hall and clock |
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| Restaurant and apartments |
You will see that there are a lot of architectural styles,
we also have more modern concrete and glass structures
and it all adds to the richness, beauty
and diversity of our lovely city.
I hope you've enjoyed having a little look around
where I live.
No, that's not quite right, this is our city
but we live in a small town on the edge.
Just 20 minutes in the car.
We were a borough in our own right when
I moved here but now we are a suburb
and the boundaries are getting blurred.
I'm going to wish you all a goodnight now and go to bed.
It is getting late on a Saturday night, yawnnnn.
Have a great week,
Diana
