http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz Christchurch Bed & Breakfast Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:56:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Altho we do not have much of a city to visit, Christchurch is becoming a very interesting place. The City Mall looks amazing with all the container shops, all painted up very colourful, flower baskets everywhere, and our wonderful department store, Ballantynes, is up and running. The Christchurch Museum is ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2012/01/summer-in-christchurch/ This is so devastating for our city, so much heartache and damage. But Christchurch will cleanup and rebuild. We have such a lovely city, with all of Hagley Park and the Avon River. We are in the Northwest side of the city, our area and lots of others on this ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake/ Well, summer has started earlier than usual this year, the roses in the garden are just devine, so much colour. The aftershocks in Christchurch have died down and things are starting to get back to normal. http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2010/12/summer/ Wow, nearly all the autumn leaves are down now, and when flying back home from Australia this week noticed how the mountains are looking just gorgeous with their first coating of snow for the season. No doubt the ski fields will be open shortly and hopefully we will have a ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2010/06/winter-snow/ We have had a great couple of hot months here in Christchurch, just wonderful for our Floral Festival and the Elleslie Flower Show. Now daylight saving will end this weekend, and we are into our autumn months. Just great for travelling, especially down south, around Queenstown, Arrowtown way, the ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2010/03/beautiful-autumn/ 19th February - 14th March 2010 Always a very popular time to be in Christchurch. There are many garden tours in and around the city, a beautiful floral carpet is laid in the Christchurch Cathedral and various other exhibits and things to see. Go to festivalofflowers.co.nz to check out all ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2010/02/festival-of-flowers/ It is great having guests over the xmas period and especially this year as Santa brought us a Samoyed Puppy, he is just four months old and a little darling, so cuddly and lapping up all the attention he is getting from his visitors. It has been really quiet since Meisha ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2010/01/happy-new-year-and-happy-travelling/ Summer is coming and Christchurch is getting ready for a fun week during 7/14th November. The highlight of the week is always the New ZealandTrotting Cup held on Tuesday, 10th November. Its a day of fabulous fashion, beautiful hats and spectacular horse racing. Many of us start the day at ... http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2009/11/nz-cup-and-show-week/ The temperatures here in Christchurch are 20/24 degrees some days. Warm for this time of year, there were children in swimming down at Sumner beach on Sunday, we are all hoping for a great sunny summer season. http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2009/09/beautiful-weather/ Our garden is looking very pretty with the camelias, the magnolia and the cherry blossom all in full bloom. Our nearest park has a walkway with cherry blossom trees all the way along. Great place to take a photo of Sasha. http://www.lavendertowers.co.nz/2009/09/spring-is-in-the-air/