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Tour of Napier and Hawkes Bay

We started with a walk around Napier to admire the gorgeous Art Deco architecture (a popular style when the city was rebuilding after the 1931 earthquake), then exploring the Hawkes Bay region, including wine tasting and a Napa-style lunch at Black Barn winery. Highlights were a sneak peek into both the Napier Municipal Theatre and the Hastings Opera House, plus a drive up to the Te Mata Peak, with its glorious vistas.

Napier City Center.
Classic Arts Deco touches everywhere.
Note the building date.
Doesn’t get much more Art Deco than this.
Tour of the Napier Municipal Theatre, courtesy of the theatre manager.
One of many restoration stories.
Even restroom doors had elegance…
…and grace.
They even appreciate opera!
Art was integrated everywhere.
Part of “A Wave in Time” sculpture.
A local celebrity waves back.
Note the walk/don’t-walk characters.
Same as in the sculpture!
Lunch at the Black Barn Winery.
Wow, look over there!
Now, look over there!
Made you look. But what a view!
Te Mata, overlooking Tukituki River.
We heeded the sign.
This is INTERMEDIATE hang-gliding?
Incredible sea life fossils 1,300 feet high.

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