January 2010
the strange upside down trees of new zealand
it’s a very strange place
tirtiri matangi
I don’t usually do this, but i took quite a few pictures at tiritiri matangi yesterday so i made a flickr show instead of uploading them here.
(apologies if some of these turn up separately in the next few weeks. i’ve not really got my system working properly yet)
new zealand’s biggest bed
so, the big news is … new zealand’s biggest bed is on sale. although i note it’s been massively reduced probably meaning it’s no longer the biggest bed
bollards in a row
bollards
farteze
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you’ve got to love a fine food takeaway that calls itself ‘farteze’
it’s in stiff competition with this advertising in the chip shop two doors down
world famous in new zealand
rather large (but not the largest) bottle of the famous kiwi L&P drink
kitekite falls
and an eel
what is manchester
manchester randomly added to the list of things on sale in the local john lewis equivalent type shop.
UPDATE: there’s some problem with comments on the blog at the moment. This is what two of my new zealish friends said:
BUSS SAID:
Answers on a postcard.
a)Manchester (pronounced /?mænt??st?r/ ( listen)) is a city and
metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
b)A linen and bedding manufacturer in New Zealand.
ANDY SAID:
towels, bedsheets, pillowcases all equal Manchester – from a time when
all such products were produced from said city’s mills.
mouldy face
this is what happens if you are out in the sun all day without any suncream
tadpoles
tadpole is such a cool word. sweet as