It started with a proposal! Yes, how exciting! After the group stopped at Mona Vale estate (during the two-hour guided city bike tour) a lovely Canadian couple wandered off to check out the beautiful views along the river near the homestead. Now Jack must have spotted the perfect spot to get down on one knee while he was biking past as the lovely Sarah came back to our group with a diamond ring on her finger!
This week the tour also had several honeymooners onboard, New Zealand is a hot destination for honeymooners and Christchurch is a very romantic city with it's old English charm, the river, beautiful gardens and lanes. What more could a couple in love ask for...
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The Festival of Flowers runs from 11th February-6th March 2011, with the theme this year being 'burst! of water'.
The world class 23m plus Floral Carpet in ChristChurch Cathedral - 'Where Streams of Living Water Flow' - will realise the water theme aesthetically. Simple and beautiful education will be presented through exciting installations, exhibits, panel discussions, key-note speakers and a treat for the whole family – a summer’s movie night in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
The 2011 Festival of Flowers will include:
Water-themed Floral Carpet
Key-note Speakers &
Panel Discussion
Water themed Exhibition
Water sculpture/s
Topiary animals featuring a watery wonderland
Water themed floral displays
Outdoor movie night in the Christchurch Botanic gardens
Water is Precious, Children are Precious garden
A prelude to World Water Day on 22 March
For more information, visit http://www.festivalofflowers.co.nz/festival-of-flowers
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Judith Doyle writes of her experience on the two-hour guided Christchurch Bike Tour in the Dominion Post newspaper (9th February 2011).
To read the full article click on the link below:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/new-zeala ... arden-City
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New Zealand has been named the third 'Top Country' in the world in this year's prestigious Wanderlust Travel Awards.
New Zealand received an overall satisfaction score of 96.13% from international visitors who voted in this year's awards, which were handed down at a ceremony in London on 3 February, hosted by prestigious travel magazine Wanderlust.
The third placing, behind Namibia in top spot and Costa Rica in second, equals New Zealand's bronze in the same category last year.
Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive Kevin Bowler said the award would help reinforce the value of a New Zealand holiday in the UK market, where Wanderlust was well read.
Other New Zealand mentions in this year's awards were Air New Zealand, which finished third in the Top Airline category, and the TranzAlpine train journey, which took seventh in the Top Rail Journey category.
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Check out www.curiouskiwi.co.nz if you want some great travel tips while holidaying around New Zealand.
This great website helps fellow travellers buy and sell vehicles, find accommodation and discover some of the unique aspects of New Zealand by visiting unusual cafes and staying in unusual accommodation.
The website also has a feature on things to do for under $10 in Christchurch - www.thecuriouskiwi.co.nz/christchurch_on_10.html
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