A Wet Day in Wellington, New Zealand

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As some of you know, I live a couple of hours north of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. My husband and I lived there for many years and so I have quite a soft spot for the city. Consequently, I go down whenever I can. Lately it hasn't been as often as in the past. Earlier this week I decided it was time for a day in Wellington. I went down on the early morning commuter train, even though leaving in the dark was not really my idea of fun! The train left at 6.15 a.m. and arrived in Wellington at 8.25 a.m. The day was grey and drizzly, though fortunately not cold, even though we are in the midst of winter. I started with breakfast at my favourite pub, a Belgian Beer Barn, and selected one of the weekday specials. It was so big I could hardly eat it all! The rest of the time was spent wandering through shops in the city centre , making a couple of small purchases, and spending quite a bit of time at a photographic exhibition at Te Papa, our national museum. Then, as the weather had cleared a little, I wandered around the waterfront, just enjoying being back in a place I love, before going to the city library, a place that is almost a second home to me! As I was feeling tired, rather than wait until the 5.15 pm train home, I caught a bus mid-afternoon. The day was most enjoyable, in spite of the gentle rain throughout the day. The photo is of Cuba Street Mall, on a better day. Because of the rain, this was totally deserted the day I visited this week.