Front entrance of Te Papa Museum
Our men in action.
The boxes their food supplies were send to the soldiers. Mainly tin meat (bully beef) and biscuits which I noted were from Canada.
Map of the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Standing over his dead fellow soldier
Remembering him.
On the 20th day
Their main diet was dry bread and tin corn beef (bully Beef) Look how big their guns are.
The flies were so bad you can see them on their opened tin beef and dry bread.
To the left the soldier was feeding the bullets through the gun the middle soldier was firing his gun. Soldier on the right had been shot dead.
We had the opportunity to make a poppy and place them below this soldier.
Outside we walked through bush walk of native plants.
Above and below at the back of Te Papa looking over he harbour. Perfect weather but quite windy from the north.
The Australian Memorial
This Memorial commemorates the long and close relationship between the people of Australia and New Zealand. The rugged red Sandstone columns represents the heart of Australia. The 'red centre' each column stands on a band of the same red stone. Between them the bands of grey stone symbolise the New Zealand landscape. The central column is inscribed with the words 'ANZAC'.
War memorial in the Memory of the New Zealanders who have died in active service in the defence of their country and in honour of those that served or suffered.
Inside this beautiful building.
All the wreaths that have been left by several countries from the recent Anzac Day celebrations.
The tomb of the unknown New Zealand warrior
Standing on the steps next to the unknown warrior looking down over to the Australian Memorial
War Memorial Museum
Walking through the Cuba Street mall. Brought some new boots here today. A little bit of retail therapy.
PT relaxing in the Club lounge over a coffee and reading the paper after we walked 9.50kms around the city today.
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Looking over to Oriental Bay.
Looking down to the street from our 26th floor in the hotel.
Another busy walking day and great weather. Keep forgetting to say on our first night in Wellington we experience a small earthquake in our room on the 26th floor at 8.00pm. We both looked at each other and said was that an earthquake, then a minute or so another one. It felt a real sideways sway back and forward. I said do we run!!!!!!!PT says no just wait and see. Not a nice feeling when you are on the 26th floor. We found out the next day that there was 4.5 quake 10 km North West of Blenheim 37km deep. Classified as moderate. Nothing since...So far....
Off to do Parliament tomorrow.
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