Browsing the Book Shops of Wellington
By Val
@valmnz (17095)
New Zealand
January 27, 2017 10:21pm CST
Last week I spent a couple of days in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. I go down several times a year, simply to have a change of scenery and recharge my batteries.
This trip, as I often do, I spent a lot of time wandering the streets and browsing the local book shops. I have two favourites, one an award-winning independent book shop, the other an independent secondhand book shop. I spent quite a bit of time in these two, trying to curb my enthusiasm to match my budget.
I came home with a bag of books that have already given me a lot of pleasure and will keep me in reading material for some time yet.
As well as the book shops I enjoyed lots of good food and coffee while I was away.
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@garymarsh6 (24025)
• United Kingdom
28 Jan 17
That looks really nice Val almost a bit like the South of France!
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
4 Feb 17
There's nothing like Wellington on a good day @garymarsh6 - but on a wild stormy day it's a different kind of beauty!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jan 17
I was thinking the same thing. Very reminiscent of the Cote D'Azur of france.
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@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
29 Jan 17
Going to book shops is a favorite past time of mine as well. I can spend the whole day just browsing through the countless books and lose myself in other worlds.
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@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
4 Feb 17
@valmnz true that!
It seems I want to bring home all the books that I see!
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
4 Feb 17
@allen0187 it can get a bit like that, can't it! I'm the same at the library.
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jan 17
What a city! I love the book stores too. Love books too. Good food and coffee is nice too. LOL
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@celticeagle (189880)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jan 17
@valmnz ....It must really be nice.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
28 Jan 17
I like that scenery. Are those houses built on slopes? How does one get to the top?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
4 Feb 17
@valmnz There was this hotel we were staying in Switzerland that was on a hill top. There was the funicular that we had to use to get up there. There were steps as well.
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
4 Feb 17
@allknowing some have steep driveways, some you reach from the tiny streets above and one or two have private lifts. Wellington is a very hilly city!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Jan 17
Secondhand is a fun way to shop, money goes farther . Is that photo of Wellington? It's lovely
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Jan 17
Are there that many book stores remaining? They are a dying breed in this Amazon dominated world.
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
28 Jan 17
@valmnz Can there be anything as deeply satisfying as a good browse in a bookshop followed by a good sit in a café? No, I didn't think so. I have to limit my browsing these days as too much standing now hurts my back considerably. That's sounds like a very nutritive, restorative few days you had.
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