Thursday, 20 October 2016

Day 32 (Gore/Dunedin) - Thursday 20th October 2016

Gore
If you love country music then you'll want to make a stop at Gore, which is New Zealand's capital of country music. They have a 'Hands of Fame' wall, which features the hand prints of country music stars who've played there over the years (I'd only heard of Kenny Rogers).

After our brief stop there, we continued on our way to Dunedin, the 'Edinburgh of the South'. There was time for a visit to the library (naturally!) when we arrived at the city, as well as time to hit the shops and local landmarks. I liked the street art I came across as I pounded the pavements. Apparently, you can pick up a map at the I-Site Visitor Centre and follow the trail of street art around the city.

This evening, we were treated to a special Haggis Ceremony at our hotel, and several people from our tour group volunteered (*cough* were picked on *cough*) to take part. They even attempted the Highland Fling (not bad going for the Aussie bloke who'd done the tour of Speight's Brewery earlier in the afternoon and had imbibed the wares. His wife was in hysterics as he entered into the spirit - pun intended - of the evening).

Quest tally: two out of nine libraries
Robert Burns and St Paul's Anglican Cathedral

Dunedin Railway Station
Ooh look! There's a chocolate factory here!
Dunedin street art
Dunedin street art
Dunedin street art
Dunedin street art
Haggis Ceremony
Highland Fling
Our bagpipe player

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