And after 14 months, some questions still unanswered...

Dunedin 191111

Dunedin 191111, a photo by Crispis photo on Flickr.

Dunedin is a student city, so a significant percentatge of the population are students. The campus covers several streets and where students have their accomodation, houses are ruled by disorder and anarchy. I have been studing abroad for years and living in shared apartments, but I can say without any doubt that I have never ever seen anything like this before. I have heard that there is a kind of kiwi student tradition that justifies the lack of cleaning (a worldwide feature of any student apartment), but it is unbelievable how they live in the middle of the most absolute untidiness. They are a sort of wild creatures that enjoy spending most of their time outside the houses, and I liked their care-free nature!
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Dunedin 211011

Dunedin 211011, a photo by Crispis photo on Flickr.

Finally I returned to Dunedin, my home in New Zealand. The town was in full swing due to the Rugby World Cup, a celebrated event by most kiwis. I am not much of a rugby enthusiast, but the only game that I saw in live had lots of incentives...the Naked Blacks played against the Naked Potatoes ( represented by Irish and Italian players). As you can see it was kind of funny, and even though it wasn't an official game, there was a big crowd gathered over there.

Oamaru 250911

Oamaru 250911, a photo by Crispis photo on Flickr.

Oamaru is a coastal town that I already liked when I was there for the first time 4 months ago. The Victorian limestone buildings and the Steampunk community that recreates the S-XIX lifestyle make Oamaru a very charming place. Additionally, if you visit the quay at dusk, you will be able to see how fearless blue penguins come back ashore to their rest areas by crossing the harbour road carefully.

Melbourne 280811

Melbourne 280811, a photo by Crispis photo on Flickr.

Melbourne is the European style city. A place with restaurants of all types of cuisine that you can imagine, retro shops, plenty of musical activity and all mixed with a welcoming atmosphere. The place that surpised me the most was the Convent, a dining room where you pay at your own discrecion and eat as much as you want. Workers over there are volunteers, and you can even enjoy live music certain days of the week. Impressive, but I don't think that this concept of restaurant would work in Spain... More photos on "Victoria"