The orchestra's tour of New Zealand starts tomorrow, so my time left in Wellington is limited. Here are some of my recent views as I wrap up my explorations of this city.
My Kodak didn't like the lighting in the concert hall, apparently, but there's the view from my chair in the orchestra. It's unusual to have some go-getters warming up in the string section--usually the woodwinds are the first to arrive and the last to leave.
This shot looks southward from the Mount Victoria lookout, above the center city. If we flew in that direction, our next stop would be Antarctica.
And this is the city as seen from the Mount Victoria lookout.
When I zoomed in, I was actually able to take a picture of the building where I'm staying. It's further back in the left side of the picture, near the highway, and it looks sort of like it has dark grey and white vertical stripes.
Here's the view from the apartment balcony, right in the middle of it all!
I took this picture looking toward central Wellington from the "bottom" of Mount Victoria. Even on the ground, the streets are steep. It's not a great town for cyclists.
Our program for the tour will feature Dvorak's Cello Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances. Let's hope I ace it all six times. And if not, I still get a trip around NZ out of it, so I suppose this is a win-win situation!
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