I live in Hamilton, New Zealand, a city which has a reputation for being foggy, damp and generally not a happening kind of place.
There are real bonuses to living here, though. There are certainly coastal places nearby that are a couple of degrees warmer in winter and cooler in summer, but compared to the climate of most of the world's cities, it's fantastic. Houses cost about half what they do in Auckland, traffic is a fraction of what it is in Auckland, the schooling's good and there are lots of great free family activities.
Here's a taste of some of the things we've been doing recently.
Annual 'Balloons over Waikato' Festival
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The balloon dipped its basket in the lake!
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Pumpkin Carnival at the Hamilton Gardens
Weetbix tryathlon for children
The Hamilton Gardens
I've written about this beautiful place
here,
here and
here with some lovely images ... but here are some more recent ones:
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| The Tudor Garden |
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| In the Sustainable Backyard |
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| The Tropical Garden |
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| Tropical Garden again |
Fun at the river
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| Our young friends |
I also like living in a University town, with the associated speakers that visit and general proximity of academia when I need to dip my toes in it again.
While I can't promise I'll always live here and that I love everything about it, I may feel that way if I'd grown up here - I know plenty of people who are sure that this is the place for them, forever.
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