Windy Wellington!

The 'Beehive' at Parliament

Wellington city, it's windy believe me

Welcome to Wellington, the captial of NZ, and probably the windiest place I have ever been. We found a lot of rainy day activities here as the weather was being very, well, like New Zealand. We went to 'Te Papa', the museum of New Zealand, which was really interesting. They even had a section on the Scottish communities that are so prolific over here and we took much joy in watching a DVD on the highland games of NZ! There were kilts a plenty! We also decided to take a look at Parliament, which was really good. The main building is shaped like a beehive, apparently a national symbol for NZ, and we were taken on a tour of the inner workings of Parliament. We even got to sit in the debate chamber and listen to some guy rant on and some shrill lady MP laugh at him, provoking a full on shouting match. It was more than we expected shall we say!