Welcome back to part 2 of my walk from Britomart to the Fish Market.
As you can see, we're off the Sky Tower again, (whew) and the pedestrian bridge over the harbor has been lowered. We can continue.
Do you have some extra cash that you don't know what to do with? This boat is for sale.
We ate here once a few years ago. Enjoyed it. This area has lots of trendy restaurants.
Here we are. They've repainted this building a couple of times in the last 11 1/2 years that we've lived in New Zealand.
There are lots of shops, bistros and interesting places inside, but as usual, I'm here fairly early in the morning and most aren't open yet. They're waiting for the lunch crowds to arrive. Therefore, I'll just show you a few shots. This is the first and main fish retailer.
These are not self-service tanks. These may need some special handling to get these critters bagged up for the customer. Those are significant claws.
Years ago, when we first came here, there was a giant sandbox in the corner of this area. The boys would spend their time in it while we adults sat and talked at one of the tables. Good memories.
Just outside the Fish Market. This is a very popular place, especially in the summer, when dozens of people can be found eating their takeaway lunches in the shade.
I've left the Fish Market now and am on the wharf nearby, looking toward the city.
I've turned now almost 180 degrees and see the harbor bridge. I've used quite a bit of zoom for this one, the bridge is actually about 1.3 kilometers away.
I'm just about to re-cross the pedestrian bridge here, you can see its triangular supports in the lower left. No waiting this time, so I don't know how our intrepid Sky Tower walkers are doing.
I'm just about back to Quay Street, that runs along the waterfront.
Our excursion is over. We're in front of Britomart. The Western Line trains leave from two levels down, every 20 minutes, so no matter when you arrive here, you don't have to wait very long. The trains are generally waiting, so you can go down and find your seat. Very convenient. Thanks for coming along today. I don't know what I'll show you next week, but I should be back with something. Take care. -djf
Thanks for sharing your visit to the fish market! I remember you and Jeanne took me there during my 1st or 2nd visit to NZ for lunch at one of those restaurants - maybe it was even Miss Clawdy's? I was quite impressed with the entire experience - sights, tastes, smells, sounds! quite a bit for this old gal to take in!
ReplyDeletePart 1 of this post left us hanging at the top of the SkyTower - did she take the plunge? my hands are sweaty just imagining it!
There are two types of Sky Tower adventures. The group I showed you walked around the platform that encircles the tower. They can play around with leaning over the edge since they are securely attached in the harnesses.
ReplyDeleteThe other attraction is the Sky Tower jump. You are attached with another sort of harness to a cable that runs down to the landing platform. You step off and free fall for a time but are decelerated as you approach the landing platform and deposited gently.
So, the folks we saw stayed up on the platform.