A trip to the South Island is not complete without visiting Christchurch, particularly as eldest son Scott and his girlfriend Eva live there!
It has been several months since our last visit, and the central city is slowly but surely coming back to life. The absence of orange cones on the roads was pleasing.
The Tannery, Woolston 
Convention Centre 
Town Hall
Dinner the first evening with Scott and Eva was at Trenches restaurant, in the RSA. This is next door to our accommodation on Armagh Street. The club was rebuilt after the earthquakes, and is modern and reasonably priced.
The next day we visited the Tannery Boutique shopping centre, in the unlikely location of Woolston. If in Christchurch, well worth a visit. The day was pleasant, so after some shopping at Ballantynes in the city, a walk through Hagley Park was ideal. Before returning to our room, we had a wander through the Art Gallery. Once again, well worth a visit.
Hagley Park 
Hagley Park 
Sculpture,Hagley Park
Dined that evening at the Market Place restaurant in the Crowne Plaza hotel. Very good, but noticed the prices are starting to creep up.
Feeling energetic, the next day the four of us walked the Rapaki Track in the Port Hills. It starts at Rapaki Road in Hillsborough, and takes you to the Summit Road. There are spectacular views over Lyttelton Harbour and Christchurch and the plains. A round trip is about an hour and a half.
We were hungry after all that exercise, and had lunch at Little Poms on Fitzgerald Avenue. A busy spot with excellent food! After some down time back at our digs, we decided to try the phenomenon that is the Lime Scooter. Great fun!
Dinner for our final night in Christchurch was Valentinos. A busy Italian restaurant in St Asaph Street, it was a fitting finale to our South Island sojourn.
Eva and Scott 
Rapaki Track 
Lime Scooter