in-flight entertainment comes to an end.
hehe, Mark's jumper. My watch arm.
hey, right plane wing.. first sighting of the Southern Alps!!
NZ south island coastline.. snow-capped mountain range in view
southern alps framed by plane window
hehe, can't get enough of the mountains, photo does no justice
yet another window shot
condensation on the plane window. they're snowflakes!
awww :)
more condensation
farmlands... foggy cold weather
foggy
hmm... segregation at NZ customs
at the holiday inn
nope, i didnt raid the mini bar
how lonely is it to be by yourself in a hotel room??
italian dinner on Saturday night
of course, why wouldn't Coke be here?
stopping for robitussin, no luck
hmm... too big a bed for one
a courtyard in hotel grounds
courtyard view from corridor
room857
1st floor corridor
some water thingie on hotel grounds
holiday inn lobby
hotel shuttle
branches across the street from the hotel
tree in hotel parking lot
hotel signage :D
cozy holiday inn on avon along oxford terrace
avon river
holiday inn
oxford terrace
a tree along avon river bank
sidewalk along avon river
oxford terrace along avon river
avon riverside bench is not exempt from vandals
avon riverbank
river duck :P
ducks waddling near avon river
christchurch fire department
colombo st
avon river, river drive
bridge near kilmore road
pedestrian buttons, much like the aussie ones
anglican church along kilmore
james hay theatre
snapshot of first talks on Sunday
one of the disease evolution talks
limes room
one of the wacky postgrad/postdoc talks
screens displaying scheduled talks outside each room/theatre
signage outside the room i talked
paul ubana jones - NZ artist, acoustic guitar
paul ubana jones
more of the avon river... hey, my shadow is here
avon river fauna
more avon river fauna
glaring morning sun against avon water
still more of the avon river
kilmore crossing
kilmore crossing to baptist church.. town-ward
baptist church
ducks in avon
hope, faith, charity
globes!
i love this store :D
tram incoming
chch tram through town
across the street from cathedral square
the cathedral
cathedral square
godley, founder of canterbery
fancy starbucks branch near IBM building
more of avon river
crowne plaza hotel
the cambridge room, where i presented my talk
breakout rooms, where mark presented his talk
lounge near james hay theatre
hey, a sydneysider's talk
steakhouse, no good for italians (tuesday night dinner)
tuesday night dinner
canterbury delight for the road
hotel chair
couldnt turn the heater off for a moment
still up a minute before midnight