Tararua Mountains
Playground in Levin
It was the first weekend with decent weather since we arrived so we decided to go to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, which is about 2 1/2 hours south of Wanganui. On our way we drove beside the Tararua Mountain Range and the western coast. We stopped at yet another fantastic playground. Wellington is compared to San Francisco because of its hilly terrain and location on an ocean harbor. We both liked Wellington a lot, it was pretty and has a lot to do compared to our sleepy town. There were also tons of people with small children out and about. The city has less than 200,000 people (the region has close to half a million) but is home to the national ballet, symphony orchestra and Massey University and so is considered to be the “cultural capital” of New Zealand. It also has more bookstores per capita compared to other cities in the world, but with only 190,000 people that may not mean much.
Wellington
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