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New Zealand - Day 7

It's our last day in New Zealand!!! Today we rode the trolley around downtown Christchurch, learned more about the area and of course knit a bit while we rode on really beautiful old trolleys!



Of course the kiwi came along for the ride!


The mural art in this city is just amazing!







The street performers are just incredible!! This gal had PIPES!!!


I really, really, really LOVED this market. It seriously had EVERY type of food represented and it was just beautiful!


I was determined to find the Butcher's Pie Shop and it totally delivered! This was a chicken, cranberry and brie pie and it was fantastic!!!


Watch out, here comes Teresa!!






This alley was just so quaint! So full of food and people out enjoying the day. The trolley went right through here!




All three of us got the BAAAAD to the bone shirts....


...then got our ears pierced (Natasha got her nose pierced!)


Places you can knit...a tattoo/piercing shop!!



We did it!!!!!


This TAKE NOTE sign just cracked me up



In 2011 there was a huge earthquake that wrecked the city...some parts are still rebuilding!


We enjoyed an evening at Fat Eddie's...slightly weird to travel half way around the world to go to a Louisiana restaurant...but it for sure had a kiwi twist (so much mayonnaise and no ketchup!!) 



I finished my hat while we were waiting for our food...and held up my finished object like it was a fish!


The trip was INCREDIBLE and I'm SO thankful for this opportunity!!! I learned so much and I look forward to sharing more about Ashford next week!!

Cheers!

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