Napier's Art Deco architecture is so great I got up early.
Left the hotel and ...
I was wandering round the town soon after 6.00.
It was the longest day.
A warm and sunny one.
The town looked really good.
I walked along the sea front.
Through the parkland.
Back through the town.
I love it.
It all happened because of an earthquake. In 1931 the city was destroyed.
The quake pushed up the harbour bed to provide land for urban development.
The then fashionable Art Deco style was adopted by the architects.
It has stood the test of time.
Back to the hotel and tea on the loggia looking over the sea. Then sorry to leave.
Robert Cole
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