christchurch

We arrived in Christchurch last night, and discovered that the one time we consciously decided not to book a hostel ahead of time was the only time we’ve ever run into one full hostel, let alone a city full of them. So, we finally ended up in a kind of run-down motel/hostel, centrally located but without much else going for it. Obvious solution: spend as much time in the city as possible to avoid hostel. We spent today souvenir shopping at the Arts Centre and a couple other shops near the central Cathedral Square, then went out to a ‘farewell dinner’ at an English pub (after striking out at several other restaurants which looked better on paper than in person…).