tuesday was a day where we all went off and different things
jane met up with her friend peggy then did some clothes shopping with the girls
the girls spent the whole day shopping
i got the train to Petone which is an industrial town where all the industries shut down
so i wandered down the famous jackson street to observe the cafe culture (seemingly absent, but some nice buildings)
petone has a natural mineral water fountain where people bring massive flagons to fill with the unfiltered water. it was always busy every time i went by it
then i popped down to the waterfront to visit the settlers museum
turns out Unilever had a production plant in Petone which closed at the end of last year. i watched a video with the people who worked there in the last days talking about how their grandparents worked there and their own parents etc
there was also a famous slaughterhouse
and of course the first social housing project which i then visited
i then spent an hour walking to Lower Hutt
i had a look round the museum and listened to the hum of this pile of speakers
i went to the information centre but the lady behind the desk said “there isn’t anything interesting to see here” while avoiding eye contact!
so after a walk up and down the very dilapidated high street i got the bus back to Wellington
on the way i walked by parliament and saw this famous pedestrian crossing which has a picture of Kate Sheppard
we all met up back in the hotel then caught an uber across town to eat in a steak house
