Taieri Gorge - Dunedin

Taieri Gorge - by Old Lady

16^th Dec 2007

We took the Taieri Gorge Train ride in Dunedin…The view that the ride offers was absolutely GORGEOUS!. Don’t get me wrong, the sceneries in the whole of South New Zealand were breathtaking… no doubt about that but when its only you and the mountains, creeks and light blue sky and nothing else, the view seems at PEACE.


Just gazing outside the locomotive into the other world, alien to us - the city dwellers – was an awesome experience… a view so worth indulging.

The lush greens, lively yellows and hue blue of nature is just so pleasing to the sight…I love the creeks running in between the mountains especially. They look so “contented” - a life so simple and yet so rich on its own.

Sharing as much as the finger managed to click-click while the historic train crosses viaducts with sheer drops to the valley below and plunges through tunnels as it winds through the gorge

We spotted this lamb during the ride…AWWWWWWWWWWWW….

The girls found a new friend from Germany… Don’t they look “bonded”?

Snap Snap during a brief stop between Dunedin to Pukerangi

The destination, Pukerangi. Yes!, that’s all they have…just a little shed painted “PUKERANGI”…hahahhahahahaha..well, Life is a journey not a destination – so enjoy the ride.

Rose Garden - Christchurch Botanic Garden (by Old Lady)

“A place fit for a Princess”…Nell and Liz adore the Rose Garden so much. Nell was running around trying to get as many photos as possible of the variety colors of roses blooming in the garden, and Liz getting me to pose with the bed of roses of colors that she fancy. Surprise!! Surprise!!! It got the Old man into this flowers photo taking craze thru out the trip too.


This is a haven for rose lovers and plants alike….Entering into The Christchurch Rose Garden is like walking down the aisle of rose petals under a rose arch with bed of roses receiving you. The varieties of roses itself is a feast to the beholder – old roses of every size and colors, tumbling, climbing, dangling, flopping, diversifying - and some peacefully calm and just sitting still.


Here are some beautiful shots from Nell.