Saturday, February 23, 2013

New Zealand and Oumarou walked to the Vitoria gold rush era

Oumarou, the town's name was many travelers to remember, because Oumarou can watch the little penguin, there is the famous moeraki boulders, few people know that there is a New Zealand best preserved historical buildings, these protected area is known as the "historical city". Walking in the old street, as if returned to Oumarou glorious era in Vitoria.

"Historic center"

Oumarou in our plan just pass by, this wants to take the car to the sea around, but did not expect to accidentally entered a historical city. On both sides of the road are all preserved in nineteenth Century construction, many of which are in local produce high quality white limestone built. These buildings are also preserves the original appearance of that time, is the most popular gothic style or Venice Gothic style.

OumarouOumarou

Attract my eyes first, is placed in the streets everywhere these nineteenth Century using bicycles, rickshaws and carriage.

In nineteenth Century the use of bicyclesIn nineteenth Century the use of bicycles

This is a typical in the second half of the nineteenth Century bicycle, its large front wheel, rear wheel, looks very funny. According to records, when in the first half of the nineteenth Century, the wheels of a bicycle front wheel, rear wheel, driving the rider needs frequent foot stirrup, is very laborious. Then in 1861, the French Michaud Father invented the large front wheel, rear wheel on the front wheel is provided with small, and can rotate the pedal crank, and for the first time as a "bicycle" the elegant name. But this kind of front and rear wheel size between the bicycle still running instability, easy to fall. The bike is behind a photo studio, all of the costumes and props are nineteenth Century, spend tens of dollars, you can experience a time travel.

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