Exploring Ōtautahi Christchurch
A Looking for accommodation? Crowne Plaza (764 Columbo St) impressed with its service and extra touches like providing lavender pillow spray and city running maps. Its CBD location means it’s close to everything including New Regent Street and it’s opposite Tūranga, the new $92 million library. Eco Villa (ecovilla.co.nz) is also central and off Latimer Square. This thoughtfully renovated villa is super comfortable, serves a healthy dairy-free breakfast, has a shared kitchen and two outdoor baths. Breakfree on Cashel (breakfreeoncashel.nz) is close to the new $140 million shopping precinct, The Crossing. Rooms are snug but prices reasonable. Great location. All have free wifi.
B Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival is an annual summer event that in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured leading acts, including Limbo, and played host to 527 performances at various venues dotted around the city (breadandcircus.co.nz).
C is for Cardboard Cathedral
The Transitional Cardboard Cathedral (234 Hereford St) designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is made of cardboard tubes, local wood and steel. It’s a truly beautiful thing.
D At (Cnr St Asaph and Manchester Streets, CBD), a coinoperated ex-laundromat washing machine powers four speakers which
