Hello again from New Zealand! Since our last post, we've been keeping busy with work. Jess is now working full time, and I'm trying to stay as busy as possible with my research. We do have some big trips in the works. At the beginning of 2013 we are heading to Nelson on the northern part of the South Island and in February we are heading to the North Island for a long camper van filled road trip. We still have managed to have a bit of fun while working. I spent the first week of December in Wellington at the New Zealand branch meeting of the Australasian Association of Philosophy. It was a blast, and a massive geek fest, to be at a full scale philosophy conference. I saw a lot of great talks, met a lot of cool people, and really enjoyed the city of Wellington. The city was also pretty decked out for the Hobbit, as the premier was the week before the conference. Here are some pictures!
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| Baggage Carousel as the Shire |
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| Wellington's Waterfront |
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| The Company |
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| Gollum in the Airport |
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| The New Zealand Parliament |
When the weather is nice here in Dunedin, which has been more often now that we've hit summer, we've taken the chance to do some exploring around the city. One of the really nice parts of the city is the Botanical Garden. For some reason Dunedin has a massive and really beautiful garden in the middle of the city. It includes a bunch of different themed gardens, an aviary populated with a number of parrots, a huge duck pond and more. Last Sunday we had some great weather, and Jess took some great pictures. Enjoy, and hopefully we'll have some more adventures to share soon!
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| The front gates |
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| Told you the gardens were beautiful |
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| Flower Power |
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| Garden Party! |
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| What a view! |
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| Enjoying the view |
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| What time is it? |
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| It's a Sequoia tree...in New Zealand! |
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| Sometimes it's good to stop and smell the roses. |
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