Friday, 4 January 2013

Dunedin

We had a great day exploring Dunedin. We went for a short walk on the Otago Peninsula. The views were spectacular.



Dunedin is an odd place. It began as a sort of Scottish immigrant colony and by the beginning of the 20th Century was a bit of a boom town. This is reflected in its improbable railway station, designed by an architect known as 'Gingerbread George'. Inside there were beautiful old stained glass windows. It even has a decent little sports museum. 



Larnach Castle was a spectacular old house in an incredible setting. The story of the family who built it was rather sad.





Dunedin is a university city so we enjoyed the cheap restaurants and were blessed by beautiful weather. 

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