Skwark! Here we are in our world heritage accommodation. I think the last time I stayed in a world heritage area was on the Milford Track which is way colder than here and pretty close to where us Kakapos came from. Humans scrub clothes in the shower and sink, explain to the kids that they dry better if you wring them out, and hang them over whatever they can find in the indoor / outdoor courtyard typical of a shop house. Thankfully I get to keep my perch in this large airy home with steep woodenstairs, creaky floorboards and antique furniture.Breakfast at an arts centre cafe that has the most amazing set of cakes I've ever seen on offer and which will doubtless require a return visit by the family. We set off to wander around the town. Head to the waterfront where the fort doesn't inspire a visit but the swings in the park naturally attract the kids then off to a camera museum for the boys. Made John feel pretty old as he can remember using a fair amount of the stuff on display! Lunch and then highlight of the day for me, a tour round the famous blue mansion - the wonderfully well restored residence of the last Chinese Mandarin. Our guide was very animated and a great storyteller.
Back to our shop house for respite from the heat, beer (for the grown ups) and blogging before heading out to a very bustling Chinese restaurant for dinner that turned tables quicker than McDonalds, had a queue stretching into the street and had portable round table tops to make the tables bigger for larger groups. Great idea!
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