Have I mentioned Napier to be most special and unique?
I hope you will agree with me, while browsing through the pictures that I have collected over more than one whole year…
Klaus and Jennifer, the heroes of the first hour!
The city is being dominated by its Art Deco after being rebuilt after the earthquake in 1931.
What compares to a cup coffee?
The Centennial Gardens in Napier are well worth a visit! Some pictures of the flowers are scattered around the blog. 😉
Cape Kidnappers in the background.
Clive Square. A prototype of a city park.
But Napier doesn’t stay passive, being a special city with its Art Deco, the wonderful places and people.
In Napier, every February the Art Deco Festival takes place.
What that means? That means that the ENTIRE city lives like in 1930 for some days. Music, clothing, activities and most prominently the cars get put back in time.
See for yourselves:
One of the greatest attractions is the car parade. Over 300 vintage cars, bicycles, motorbikes and even soapboxes ride through the city in a chain.
And in my 16 months here I had the chance to experience the whole festival twice.
Next to antique steam machinery, there was a military search light from the old days at the beach…
By the way, this is one of my last blog posts from New Zealand. For it is not more than 5 days until I have to leave this place.
But I am prepared for that. I have taken much with me and left much here. The last days I spend in the same hostel as in the beginning to strike a clean balance. After 1 1/3 years you can look back quite a deal…
