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Hush lives here
« on: November 27, 2009, 06:29:37 PM »
Check this out, it's my City, Napier.
Someone took some great photos, the old cars and people dressed in 1930's gear is our "Art Deco" week when we celebrate (?) the earthquake that levelled our city in 1931.
Napier was totally rebuilt in the fashion of the day which happened to be Art Deco (sort of SPanish).

http://www.eyeballnz.com/directory/north-island/napier
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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2009, 06:51:48 PM »
Very Cool Hush..... I'm really digging the building style.  All the scenery makes me jealous..... we have a lot of scenery here in Indiana but it's all of .....................CORN   :P

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Re: Hush lives here
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2009, 06:59:26 PM »
Quote from: Hush on November 27, 2009, 06:29:37 PM
Check this out, it's my City, Napier.
Someone took some great photos, the old cars and people dressed in 1930's gear is our "Art Deco" week when we celebrate (?) the earthquake that levelled our city in 1931.
Napier was totally rebuilt in the fashion of the day which happened to be Art Deco (sort of SPanish).

http://www.eyeballnz.com/directory/north-island/napier

      WOW Hush! Those shots are INCREDIBLE! The water, the buildings, the cars, bikes and all is just OVERWHELMING!  :o 8) ;)

       Thanks for posting, Bill ;)
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2009, 03:41:18 AM »
Nice looking town Hush, always wanted to get to NZ and wander about, you know work for a bit and move along to another spot, get to know the place.
Bill the demon.
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2009, 04:52:18 AM »
 ??? ??? ??? Where's the Sheep???  ;D

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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2009, 05:00:39 AM »
Very cool.  I'm afraid many smaller towns like that got raped in the 70's here in the 'States.  Many nice buildings torn down to make way for "modern" slab-sided monsters. 
I hear NZ is one of the most beautiful places on earth.  Do you ever get "island fever"?
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2009, 05:04:37 AM »
I've always wanted to get to NZ and have a look around and I think that you have just made my mind up Hush.
Reminds me a lot of the countryside in Tasmania and I loved visiting there.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2009, 07:01:57 AM »
more sheep than people i understand.
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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2009, 08:29:02 AM »
Some people are blessed ;) and I didn't mean with more sheep ;D ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2009, 12:05:43 PM »
Island fever, nah but I do love to be able to see the sea where ever I travel too.
That is one of the reasons I won't live in places like Hamilton or Palmerston North, too far from the sea. ;D
Thousands of bikers in the South Island this week for the "Burt Munroe Challenge" lucky buggers, one of the guys from work went down, street races, beach races, hill climbs...all to celebrate old Burt, he would be chuffed. :)
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Re: Hush lives here
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2009, 03:29:02 PM »
Wow, it's so dang beautiful Hush, and civilised....I think too civilised for me tho'!! I'm sure your very proud of where your from , as I am of my native home ...
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« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2009, 04:39:56 PM »
Nashville or Dublin?   Spanner! :D
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Re: Hush lives here
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2009, 06:26:47 PM »
Looks like a nice place Hush, i am the same and love living near the ocean, can't wait to see it all in January..In this picture we live opposite the cricket fields, that is Moreton Bay in the back ground..



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Re: Hush lives here
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2009, 09:25:06 AM »
Hush,

Just about the nicest place I ever saw.
Nice looking '29 Ford too.
Is the green Mini or sale?
Be carefull or some of us might move there.
Do you need an immigrant with no job, no prospects
and a bunch of loud bikes?

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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2009, 10:23:57 AM »
Here's my hometown, just south of Dublin....whoops, cant make the link work (user error)....but try this; ' goireland.com, then select'wicklow', then select' bray'.......
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« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2009, 12:02:26 PM »
We seem to take anyone Gerhed, actually the less prospects you've got the better, we'll put you on welfare for life. ;D
It's a really nice place if you have a job, I had to send my two kids to the big cities to get decent paying employment.

Hey Spanner, Bray looks nice and green, is that your original home town as I see you are showing Nashville Tennessee as your address.
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2009, 06:53:18 PM »
Yep Hush, Bray, Ireland until age 32 yrs. then Nashville, TN. for the last 20 yrs...! A story of Irish emigration.......!
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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2009, 08:16:50 PM »
Jezz, Ireland to Nashville that would be a culture shock! ;D
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« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2009, 11:33:30 PM »
And TC lives here. Christchurch, New Zealand.

http://www.eyeballnz.com/directory/south-island/christchurch

For all it's faults I really, really like this city. The last picture sums it up for me. There's lots of walking tracks out of the city where a man can get good exercise with his trusty dog and chill out with nature. And there's lots of country roads in the hills that are just right for a CB750.
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« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2009, 12:28:49 AM »
Beautiful city TC, regretfully I have yet to get that far down south but it's on my "to do" list. :)
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2009, 01:53:21 AM »
Who do I talk to about emigration and can I rent a patch of your back yard for my tent? :P
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« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2009, 02:41:16 AM »
Spare room available, spa pool out back, 17 foot power boat for fishing, when ya coming? ;D
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