The Township of Blenheim

Blenheim is a town south of Picton. It can be reached by domestic planes, but not overseas. It ranks second biggest town after Nelson in the north-east part of the South Island.

The first photo shows a modern church with a spire one-third the height of the church tower. The main building of the church looks like those school buildings of Maryknoll Convent School in Hong Kong. The cars at the roadside are not old. Some are quite modern. It seems that the traffic here is not busy at all.

The second photo shows a bank and various shops, one of which sells plastic-ware. The pavilion and clock-tower are the most interesting things to look at. The former, being artistic in nature, shelters people from heat or rain. It also provides benches for people to sit and rest. The latter has a big clock which allows people to look at from a long distance. There is a wind-wane in the form of a cock which shows the direction of winds blowing.

The third photo shows a vineyard with lines of wooden bars which support grape plants to grow. However, no grape plants were growing in September last year, so the whole field looked empty.