Grand Tour of Australia & New Zealand Cruise 2019

Wellington DAY 18

On a sunny, windless day, Wellington is up there with the best of them. For starters it’s lovely to look at, sitting on a hook-shaped harbour ringed with ranges that wear a cloak of snow in winter. Victorian timber architecture laces the bushy hillsides above the harbour, which resonate with native birdsong. As cities go, it’s really rather small but the compact nature of the downtown area gives it a bigger-city GRAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA & MAGNIFICENT NEW ZEALAND CRUISE 2019 38

buzz and, being the capital, it’s endowed with museums, theatres, galleries and arts organisationscompletelydisproportionate to its size. Wellingtonians are rightly proud of their kick in caffeine and craft-beer scene, and there’s no shortage of beard- wearing, skateboard-lugging, artsy types doing interesting things in old warehouses across town.