south pacific new zealand wellington harbour and waterfront
Wellington Harbour and its downtown waterfront do not have the dynamics of Sydney Harbour and its waterfront.
There is no anchoring architecture nor any of the hustle and bustle of ships constantly coming and going.
There is a relatively new area next to downtown called Queens Wharf which looks like the first attempts to bring people to the waterfront.
There are a few new or recently renovated buildings in the area that include restaurants and art galleries.
There is a warehouse that has been converted into small indoor soccer fields and two recently added restrooms that look like lobsters and cost $375,000.
But, at least the day we visited, the people were absent...
To be fair, we did not have the time to take the long walk around the harbour front and past the Te Papa Museum...
TRAVEL: 2018...
This location has earned an over-all three-and-one-half star (good+) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
***1/2
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Overview of the harbour, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Wellington Harbour shoreline, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Blueridge ferry, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Harbour pilot, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Industrial and ferry docks, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
"Sails" mark the entrance to Queens Wharf from downtown, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Modern Queen's Wharf building, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Fishing dock next to Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
Smile-envolking paint job on the "Sea Lion" fishing boat, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
"Bubble soccer," unique indoor soccer fields in a downtown wharf warehouse, downtown Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
These unique structures are public restrooms known as the Lobster Loos, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
South African War memorial for New Zealanders that left this dock on the SS Waiwera in 1899, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018.
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