Leonard Cohen

Paul and Joe have arrived to spend Christmas with us and it is lovely to have them here. We did a bit of Wanganui sight seeing on Monday and on Tuesday evening saw the Hobbbit at the cinema. What a long film and I am sure that a lot of it wasn't in the book!

On Wednesday we set off for Wellington and had a lovely day. The sun was shining, but being Wellington it was windy! Joe and I had a look around, parliament buildings, waterfront and of course Te Papa, while Paul went off to the botanical gardens to do his own thing, and Andy was at the Vietnamese embassy trying to get a visa for his trip in March. 

All met up later in the afternoon and had a pint sitting in the sun on the waterfront,

then on for an early supper, the best meal Andy and I have had since arriving in New Zealand!

The highlight of the evening however was the Leonard Cohen concert in the TSB Arena. We have had the tickets for months and it was well worth the wait. Amazed at how he remembers all the words to songs and poetry. His supporting band was great, made up of successful musicians in their own right. The best for me was the violinist from Moldovia. The violin is not normally my favourite instrument, but I could have listened to him play all night.