So what do you find in Wellington, New Zealand capital city?
There is Kelburn and the botanical garden, at the top of a hill that we reach with the iconicred cable car.
And of course, in a capital city, one expects to find the government… Wellington is famous for the architecture of the Beehive, which appears to be quite divisive, between the “Hey, but that’s quite original” and the “I hope the architect has been shot”. It has appeared once on a list as the world’s third ugliest building, but I think it is mild in comparison with the Boston City Hall….
We visited the parliament, and it was quite interesting to learn a few things about the political system of my adoption country. However, we didn’t get to meet the Queen Bee as part of our visit of the Beehive…
The visit of Te Papa museum gives the opportunity to learn more about New Zealand, such as the Gallipoli campaign during WWI, during which 2779 New Zealander gave their life, and which is remembered yearly during ANZAC day. On a lighter note, the Department of Conservation is trying to save a flightless parrot named kākāpō from extinction. Everything is attempted to increase the number of chicks. The museum’s humorous movie, mission kākāpō copulation, has been posted on Youtube (but sound is bad)…
