I have gone for a iconic Wellington point of interest as my entry in this week’s travel theme, sculpture.
These colourful buckets have graced Manners’ Mall in Godzone’s capital city for more years than Mrs Carmichael cares to count and have witnessed a sea change in their environs during that time. The mall is now gentrified and bohemian and an ‘in’ place to be and be seen.
The water fountain now looks great. Once it didn’t, like paua shells. It’s becoming ‘retro’ and its water now splashes the city’s cool ones.
More sculpture can be found at (Where’s my backpack?) and these in particular:
being mrscarmichael 
Thank you for stopping by the blog today and writing a nice comment. Loved the vibrant colors.
my Pleasure, Ruth – yes, the colours fit the environment.
I love watching things like this in action. They are so fascinating.
Oh it’s such a Wellington thing and the height of kitsch.
We should have some days in Wellington next time we hop across the pond.
Absolutely. But check the forecast first. She’s lovely on a nice day and a right bitch in a southerly.
When we arrived on the Interislander in January it was blowing a gale, and we headed straight out. That’s how we came to be in Porirua!
Oh yes, the state hosing capital of NZ. DON’T do that again.
My best friend has an ‘apartment’ that she rents through right in the middle of all the action (and very near the bucket fountain). I have written about it before. She’s a right hoot as well. I’ll find a link.
At least we didn’t get blown away there, and the shower was good! But I doubt we will feel the need to go back!
I’m so hopeless you’ll have to copy and paste but if you type into google compARTment, vivian street, wellington, it should pop up.
I will look. Right now I have to muster up the energy to go to the gym and walk off all the chocolate I ate while camping. See you later!
enjoy. I’m watching the Stones at Glastonbury and am feeling down with the crew 🙂
Yes I remember reading that post…best breasts etc! :)It looks like a great place to stay. The link worked too, all I had to do was click on it. So you’re not as hopeless as you thought.
Oh my!
This kinds of sculptures are hypnotic, I love watching them 😀
Until you get wet!
Nice that it seems to be maintained well! There’s one like this in my home town of Boston, no water though, it’s more like a huge marble run, it has been operating since I was a kid, for 40 or so years. (Yikes!, am I that old?)
Yes you are, Sir but you’re not the only one.