35.00 NZ$ bought me a one-day Hop-On Hop-Off pass for the City Heritage Tram. The circuit takes 50 minutes with 14 stops.
The city has some 24 Trams. Many were acquired from Philadelphia in the USA and have been lovingly restored to provide the current City Heritage Tour. Other trams in the fleet were built in New Zealand including the Royal Tram shown in the photo and on which I rode. It was built in 1910. named the Royal Tram because the late Queen Elizabeth II had travelled in this vehicle. The Heritage Tram Tour takes you past, or close by, all of the City Centre Attractions old and new I refreshed myself with a coffee in the Tramway Café before visiting the new City Library.
Annoyingly I have just realised that I haven't got a photo of this impressive new building that extends over 4 floors. The 2nd floor is devoted to children with a dedicated Lego Build area and was absolutely buzzing on Saturday morning! The library also has three areas of Roof Garden and the last photo shows the snow-capped Southern Alps. I will be riding the Transalpine Express on Monday 18th March through this alpine landscape..
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