Wed 23rd Feb – Cathedral of the day; Church of the day; and Deal of the day

We think we have found the ugliest Cathedral in the universe - Nelson!

Building a Cathedral  in the 20^th century would always be a choice between ancient & modern, but you would finish it wouldn’t  you? Quite a lot of this one seems to be missing

                                                         Short and squat at the front,  

with a rear tower which would be more in keeping with a fire-station practice tower!

Placed in pole position overlooking the main street of the town, but, sadly, built by committee. It was started in 1925, but work was delayed; then they started arguing about design - ? should they stick to the original plan, or go more modern??  BIG mistake!

The resulting hybrid was finally finished in 1965, consecrated in 1972, and, in our opinion, should be demolished ASAP!  Nil points!

However Nelson itself is delightful in a laid back way, and the 200km from Greymouth to Nelson is a road to die for. Not quick but very, very scenic (and that’s from the driver).

Find of the day has to be  “The Free House” a  quirky pub serving hand-pumped ales in an old church. They even encourage you to bring your own food, drink their ale, and listen to their live music.  Nice!

check out http://www.thefreehouse.co.nz/

However - our  deal of the day was  the cinema in the evening!

 In need of a bit of R & R, we saw 98% of  “The Kings Speech” before the film broke  2 mins from the end, and we got our money back – result!