Le jour se leve beaucoup plus tot qu'a Melbourne comme c'est plus pres du pole. Levee tot donc!
The sun raises super early here, hence up early....
CBD Red Tour (A):
Tour en bus dans de la zone encore fermee du CBD, impressionnant..
Bus tour in the red zone. Quite disturbing to see the city like this... I had to sign paper work basically saying that if there was an earthquake, it was quite likely that all those buildings would fall and we would be trapped!
New Regent Street
Cathedrale
Holiday Inn en cours de demolition - Holiday Inn being demolished
La façade de ce batiment ne tient debout que grace a ces containers
This façade only stands thanks to the support of those containers
Cathedrale
Batiment en cours de demolition dont j'ai pris des photos la veille au soir (voir post precedent). Sur ces photos, le lendemain vers 10h30, ca a bien avance....
Building that started to be demolished the previous evening; I took some pix the day before at about 5pm and this is the following morning at 10:30am, it's moving really quickly...
Les gens prennent un cafe en regardant la demolition... Ce stand de cafe a quelques metres du batiment est reste ouvert.
A lot of people are looking at the demolition and this coffee caravan a few meters away stayed open!
International Antarctic Center (A):
Musee / attractions liees aux expeditions en Antarctique (qui sont au depart de Christchurch).
Museum and attractions related to Antarctica as Christchurch is the gateway to Antarctica expeditions.
Hagglund Ride
Vehicule utilise en Antarctiqu, petit tour dans un sentier tout terrain!
Vehicle used in Antarctica, went for a little experience on the Hagglund in the ext door bumpy field!
Je suis ensuite allee dans cette salle fermee qui descend jusqu'a -18degres avec des vents a 40kms/heure, de la neige, etc... Heureusement qu'ils m'avaient prette un manteau!
This all-weather indoor polar room is chilled to -5 degrees, I went in there for the hourly storm (down to -18 degrees, up to 40kms/h wind), coooooooooold thankfully they landed me a jacket!
Little penguins (qui sont aussi a St Kilda!)
La partie Francaise de l'Antarctique sur la carte! - French bit of the Antarctica!
Ma voiture pour 4 jours (pas aussi bien que Toyoussou mais bon...)!!!!!!!!!!
My car for 4 days, not as good as Toyoussou but ok!
Sur la route vers la Banks Peninsula (B):
Magnifique....
Going towards the Banks Peninsula (B):
Gorgeous...
Sur la Banks Peninsula (de B a C!):
Drive On the Banks Peninsula (from B to C!):
Presqu'ile sur laquelle je suis allee faire une courte marche plus tard
Peninsula where I went for a short walk later on that day
Maori and Colonial Museum - Okains Bay (C):
Musee Maori, pas top top mais interessant.
Canoes
(15 metres)
Un Kiwi (animal uniquement trouve en NZ)
Tatouages Maoris
Carte de la Bank Peninsula
Toilettes - 'Dunnies'
Okains Bay (D):
Sur la Banks Peninsula (de D a E!):
Drive On the Banks Peninsula (from D to E!):
Marche sur la Onawe Peninsula (Peninsule de la Bank Peninsula!) (E):
Walk on the Onawe Peninsula (E):
Ma voiture de loc! - My rental car
Akaroa (F):
On peut toujours voir des traces de civilisation française dans le village d'Akaroa (ou accentuee pour attirer plus de tourists!).
We can see how the French influence has been kept (or made bigger than what it was to attract more tourists!)
Sur la Banks Peninsula (de F a B!):
Drive On the Banks Peninsula (from F to B!):
Vue depuis ma fenetre (B):
View from my window (B):
