Well, what a nice town centre.

I was down in Christchurch this afternoon presenting at the Christchurch .NET users group. It was great to finally see the group in action, since it has been running as long as our group in Wellington.

I presented a repeat of my Visual Studio Tips n Tricks talk to a crowd of about 40 keen Cantabrians. It was good to see that a couple of newcomers had come along for the night, hopefully they'll see you back again!

It was my first trip to Christchurch in 28 years.

I don't remember much about Christchurch from my first trip (I was two years old). I remember Dunedin well, as I had a traumatic experience after locking myself in a bathroom, but obviously nothing as memorable happened in Christchurch.

The town centre is very picturesque, and walking alongside the Avon River in the sun was lovely. Reminds me that I should get out of the office more often.

The highlight of my walk was seeing the trams in action. It's great to see rails through the centre of town.

In other news, I was happy to see that Paula Tesoriero won a gold medal in track cycling (and later, a bronze) at the Paralympics. Paula was at Kapiti College the same time as me -- it's great to see a fellow student succeeding on the international stage!

Kirk