Our first port of call, after a delicious breakfast prepared by Wayne and Val (our hosts) was the World of Wearable Art complex. It's a complex of two very distinct genres - the classic car and som
e bizarre clothes. The presumption was it's for the women to go one way and men the other - we thought it would be excellent for Kevin and Violet in particular.
e bizarre clothes. The presumption was it's for the women to go one way and men the other - we thought it would be excellent for Kevin and Violet in particular.There's no photos from in the World of Wearable Art (WoW) as they're not permitted. However, I'd have to say it was actually quite interesting if not a little bizarre. The premise is clothing that is also art - therefore you get things which look like fish costumes or stuff made from rubbish - there's also some 'comedy' sections such as the bizarre bra section - one fine example is effectively a pair of stuffed kiwi's on a bra - very patriotic but not greatly practical. The shoulder mounted cranes for uplift did seem better.
The entrance gallery has a number of manequins dressed up in past and present w
inning outfits. The WoW event is now a several week spectacle held in Wellington but started in Nelson. Anyone can enter so if you have some random and eccentric relatives who make cracking fancy dress outfits it might be worth a go. There's a 'catwalk of manequins' as well, with simple but clever engineering to make them spin through 360 so you can see the whole outfits. A couple of the outfits were in the car museum so I've posted a picture here so you can see the sort of stuff on view. There was also a UV room with costumes which require special lighting to work and a continuous loop video presentation showing the best of recent competitions. We were particularly amused by the parents leaving two young kids in the front row just in time to see an assortment of bizarre bra's coming on show - classic.
inning outfits. The WoW event is now a several week spectacle held in Wellington but started in Nelson. Anyone can enter so if you have some random and eccentric relatives who make cracking fancy dress outfits it might be worth a go. There's a 'catwalk of manequins' as well, with simple but clever engineering to make them spin through 360 so you can see the whole outfits. A couple of the outfits were in the car museum so I've posted a picture here so you can see the sort of stuff on view. There was also a UV room with costumes which require special lighting to work and a continuous loop video presentation showing the best of recent competitions. We were particularly amused by the parents leaving two young kids in the front row just in time to see an assortment of bizarre bra's coming on show - classic.There is a selection of classic and unusual cars in the other exhibition. Now to us, a re
liant, rover princess and mini cooper aren't that exciting but there were the odd ferrari, porsche and classic cars from the early 1900's which were great. There was even a sporty number you could sit in. I'd say the finish inside was poor, the windscreen was too low and legroom was crap. I also don't know where the golf clubs would go. Apart from that it seemed like a decent enough car to sit in.
liant, rover princess and mini cooper aren't that exciting but there were the odd ferrari, porsche and classic cars from the early 1900's which were great. There was even a sporty number you could sit in. I'd say the finish inside was poor, the windscreen was too low and legroom was crap. I also don't know where the golf clubs would go. Apart from that it seemed like a decent enough car to sit in. After the trip to the WoW complex, we went to the local beach. It was somewhat windy and cool so we didn't stick around for long.
Instead, we went back into town to watch some doting parents applaud their kids as schools presented assorted forms of entertainment as part of the arts festival - some with more success than others. Then to satisfy my geeky needs, I took Alice (or she took me) to the workshop of the bloke who did the rings for Lord of the Rings. Managed to not buy anything so another succesful trip!
We also caught up on some much needed laundry and Sidney purchased the single most expensive T-short of his life. Is it worth it? Probably not! A quick wander through town and down by the river and we felt very relaxed, though in need of refreshment.
Now one or two - or one in particular - commentator has suggested that there is too much
beer talk in this blog. Never mind. We found New Zealand Beer Nirvana in the form of the Free House in Nelson. It actually has three beers on hand pumps - proper beers served only slightly below room temperature. They only opened in April but I do hope they are successful - best pint in the country to date! They also had seven other decent beers on.
beer talk in this blog. Never mind. We found New Zealand Beer Nirvana in the form of the Free House in Nelson. It actually has three beers on hand pumps - proper beers served only slightly below room temperature. They only opened in April but I do hope they are successful - best pint in the country to date! They also had seven other decent beers on. Sprig and Fern had a ginger lager which was like Canada Dry - we couldn't help but think of Ian - and a selection of other beers but the singer was a little too much. We headed back to the Monteith's Plan B to have an enlightening overheard history of Britain from some numpty Mancunian who'd effectively come to the conclusion Queenstown is the centre of the universe. If he read this blog he'd know different...
Tomorow we leave our luxury pad (we got it at $130 rather than $350) and head down the East coast to Kaikoura.
Hope your refering to my liking of all ales ginger.....and not having a cheap shot at my african sunset facial hair ther Sidney old boy?
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