First up today is a
visit to the Art Deco town of Napier which was completely destroyed during an
earthquake in 1931 and then totally rebuilt in Art Deco Style. After picking up a map from the friendly and
helpful old ladies at the Art Deco Trust we are ready to explore and find it is
just like stepping back in time to a gangster movie!
As we walked round the tour we saw an amazing collection of Deco buildings in their original colours as well as some lovely stained glass in the shop fronts.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired glass at the music shop |
We enjoyed a lovely
picnic stop in the sunken gardens which were also laid out in Art Deco style –
I am getting more ideas for my Chelsea Flower Show garden!
After enjoying our
picnic lunch in the sunshine Mr M challenges me to a game of mini golf down by
the sea front. As some of you may know
Mr M can be ‘a little’ competitive and so when this challenge was laid down the
writing was already on the wall really – although after securing the first
‘hole in one’ of the game I did fancy my chances –but sadly it was not to be
and spent quite a lot of time in the water, bunker, on the footpath etc – a fun
afternoon!
Mrs M
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