Otago Boys’ High School

Our first stop on our Dunedin tour today was at the Otago Boys’ High School, founded in 1863 and at its present site in 1885. The building is Gothic revival. It was only a photo stop so we didn’t tour the school. It started out very foggy today.

Olveston Historic Home

Our next stop was at the Olveston Historic Home, where we did go inside. Olverston was built between 1904 and 1905 for the Theomin family.

World’s Steepest Street

If you every wondered where the world’s steepest street is, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is here in Dunedin, New Zealand.

World’s Steepest Street

Some of my tour members made the climb up the street. I know at least one made it to the very top of it (and down again as well).

University of Otago

Our next stop was at the University of Otago, established in 1869, making it the oldest university in New Zealand. Its most impressive building was partially covered in scaffolding.

Dunedin Railway Station

Our next stop was for visiting both the Dunedin Railway Station and the Otago Settlers Museum. Photo of the railway station, which opened in 1906 and was built in the Flemish renaissance style.

Dunedin Railway Station

The railway station was as impressive inside as it was outside. Both the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and the Otago Art Society are located in the railway station.

Otago Settlers Museum

The Otago Settlers Museum is devoted to history of the Scottish settlers of Otago. The Smith Gallery Portraits room contained hundreds of photos of these settlers.

Otago Settlers Museum

Photos of two of the early settlers: Mr. & Mrs. William Dreaver, who came to Otago in the early 1860s. This was the last stop on our Dunedin city tour. I have put my photos of this tour on a slideshow. Go to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/dunedin–city–tour/

(Slide Shows. Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, “Dunedin: City Tour”).

Otago Peninsula

An optional tour of the Otago Peninsula with Wellers Rock Cruise was offered in the afternoon. There was still much fog in the harbor.

Larnach Castle

Our first stop was at Larnach Castle, not a castle for royalty but for a wealthy family. The castle was built in 1871 for William Larnach, a merchant and politican, for his first wife Eliza. It took 3 years and 200 workmen to build it, then another 12 years to work on its interior. We took a tour of the castle and walked around its grounds.

Otago Peninsula

We drove around the peninsula at the waters’ edge.

Wellers Rock Cruise

When we reached the boat we were to take on our cruise, the fog had not lifted yet. We were given a choice––either go back to our hotel and get our money back for the optional tour or brave the fog and hope to see something on the cruise. No guarantee that we would even stay out long on the water. I opted to go on the cruise.

Wellers Rock Cruise

We did some fur seals through the fog and also cormorants and seagulls. An albatross breeding ground is nearby, but the only albatross we saw was one in the fog flying by, but too quickly and too far away to even recognize that it was an albatross.

I have put my photos of the cruise on a slideshow. Go to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/dunedin–otago–peninsula–tour/

(Slide Shows, Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, “Dunedin: Otago Peninsula”).

Turkish Cafe

For dinner this night, I crossed the street to the Anatolia Turkish Cafe for takeout. I had a kebab in a pita pocket, a baklava, and two pieces of Turkish delight, a candy that I haven’t seen outside of Turkey though I know it is sold in some places in the U.S. The baklava was the best I have ever had––flaky and not as sweet as the ones usually sold in the U.S. The kebab was okay but with a little too much yogurt sauce. I saw quite a number of Turkish restaurants both in New Zealand and in Australia. We have them in Los Angeles, but most times they are listed as Mediterranean and include food from other countries rather than just from Turkey.