Christchurch

Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Fri 20 Aug 2010 00:54
 
Friday 20th August
 
Walking around Christchurch you are reminded of England's past. With an Anglican cathedral in the square, punts gliding down the Avon River and trams running through the city.
 
Armed with our guide book, we set off on a walking tour of the city. We started in cathedral square and walked along Worcester Street, crossing Gloucester Street and then walking up pretty New Regent Street full of pastel colored Spanish architecture, avoiding the trams.
 
     
 
  
 
We followed the tramline to Victoria Square and bumped into some old friend's Queen Victoria and Captain James Cook. We then strolled along the banks of the Avon River.
 
  
 
It was too cold for a trip along the river so we abandoned the tour here as we needed to kit ourselves out with some warmer clothes as we are heading south and hope to do some skiing.
That evening we went to an area known as SOL (south of Lichfield) Square to the 'Fish and Chip shop' with mismatched 1960's furniture and fish and chips served wrapped in newspaper, like the good old days.