On September 2nd, Yin Ping and Ho Keung drove their car via Alexandria Road to reach Mount Victoria. They were wise to do this because: Mount Victoria provides stunning 360 degree views of Wellington City, the harbour and the ocean to the south. Car and bus access is via Alexandria Road, while walking tracks lead from Oriental Parade and the Majoribanks Street.
Legend has it that Wellington harbour, originally a land-locked lake, was home to two large and very active taniwa (sea monsters). One taniwa forged a passage to the open sea creating the entrance to the harbour. The second, named Whataitai, tried a different route, became stranded and died. It is believed that Tangi-te keo (Mt. Victoria) was named after the soul of Whataitai.
Mount Victoria is part of the Wellington Town Belt, land set aside in 1841 by the colonial New Zealand Company for a “public recreation ground for the inhabitants of Wellington”. It is a great place for walking, jogging and mountain biking.
(Extract from http://ww.newzealand.com/travel/...)
The photo proves that the extract is right! It was a bird-eye view from Mount Victoria. Many beautiful houses were built following the landscape of the low-lying headlands.
The sea was really peaceful. The houses on the opposite bank were built irregularly on higher grounds.
Lower down Mount Victoria, Yin Ping and Ho Keung found those wooden bay-window houses which had staircases and fences at their front..
On September 2nd, Yin Ping and Ho Keung drove their car via 
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Very soon you will become an expert in "legends of New Zealand".
The photo from Mt. Victoria was taken someway down from the peak. We found that the view was not the best but somewhat obstructed from the peak.
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