I've been wanting to post these images of the once beautiful but now earthquake-ravaged Christchurch for quite a while now, but was sidelined by other matters. Somewhow, I felt that my visit to this beautiful country would not be complete if did not snap the ugly side of it too.. not by its choice but by force of nature, a natural disaster no one had foreseen. Two years had gone by since that first terrible natural disaster struck the once serenely beautiful Christchurch, leaving in its wake many damaged properties and lost lives that made the city almost unrecognizable. Christchurch would never be the same again. Still, life has to go on and it is now in the process of rebuilding.
..trails of damages..
Our arrival in that city around midnight did not really show us the extent of the damage done at first, but the miles and miles of uneven roads of which our taxi driver told us were the results of the earthquake were keenly felt. I asked him whether there were any signs at all of the coming of the earthquake and was told that there was none whatsoever. He said that everything was as normal can be, and he jokingly said that if ever they did expect earthquake to strike at all, it would be in Wellington.. 'touchwood' but never in Christchurch!! I was told that tremors could still be felt every now an then but so far not strong enough to cause any real damage.
..but life has to go on...
some areas remained untouched..
The car that we used to drive us around the south island.
