{"id":1176,"date":"2024-02-12T09:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2024-02-12T11:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T22:40:42","slug":"sunday-stroll-in-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/12\/sunday-stroll-in-christchurch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Stroll in Christchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Riverside Market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We always love visiting farmers markets when we travel. There\u2019s usually some bakery displaying delicious looking pastries or cool gifts we can bring home for family and friends. This was not the case at the Riccarton Market<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Riccarton Market – Tchotchke Heaven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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This place was full of tchotchkes, loads of items that looked like they were hauled out of a box languishing for decades in bubbe\u2019s musty basement. Needless to say, we didn\u2019t stay long, but we thought about returning to sell some of the stuff in our luggage to lighten our load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best part- coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Back in the CBD (Central Business District), we did the second thing we like best: shop! We strolled around for a few hours and thoroughly enjoyed walking through Riverside Market<\/a>, an indoor food-space with lots of enticing pop up stalls. We wanted one of everything, but settled for coffee because we were still full from breakfast. I know that hasn\u2019t stopped us before, but we were trying to be good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Market Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sushi conveyor – Nope!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yummy pastries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Valentine\u2019s Special<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our afternoon activity was a visit to Quake City<\/a>. Christchurch has suffered many earthquakes over the years. The one on Feb 22, 2011 was the most devastating<\/a>. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed 185 people and destroyed 80% of the buildings in the city center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand sits at an unfortunate location between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. As they move towards each other, they subject NZ\u2019s land to enormous force. The violent shaking within the city was recorded as one of the strongest anywhere in the world. Liquefaction<\/a>, a process that sometimes happens during an earthquake, essentially turned the ground to liquid and enveloped the city, wreaking havoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quake City Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A remembrance to the first responders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Imagine this at your front door?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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