{"id":75,"date":"2019-12-29T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T10:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/?p=75"},"modified":"2020-02-03T15:36:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:36:11","slug":"so-this-is-what-dr-xavier-feels-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/2019\/12\/29\/so-this-is-what-dr-xavier-feels-like\/","title":{"rendered":"So this is what Professor Xavier feels like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, we jumped on the bus and moved to a new hotel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6199s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6199s.jpg 800w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6199s-300x264.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6199s-768x676.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the BreakFree hotel, where we are staying tonight and tomorrow. Cheaper than the previous one, and right in the city center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6195s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6195s.jpg 800w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6195s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6195s-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The inside of BreakFree looked more like a bar than a hotel. Check-in was at the back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Check-in wasn&#8217;t until the afternoon, but we were able to store our bags at the hotel until that time. I (Roderick) kept my full pack with me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1853.jpg 640w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1853-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at the Fresh Choice supermarket. Good Chicken Avocado sandwich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_77\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6183s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"1436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6183s.jpg 616w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6183s-129x300.jpg 129w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6183s-439x1024.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is from an article that was on the table while we were eating breakfast. The newspaper had asked people what they thought it would mean to be Kiwi in the 2020&#8217;s. I wasn&#8217;t sure about what &#8220;munted&#8221; means, but believe the American equivalent is f**ked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6201s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6201s.jpg 800w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6201s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6201s-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We walked around town in the morning. There were ruined buildings all over Christchurch (ChCh), from the 2011 earthquake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6184s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6184s.jpg 800w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6184s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6184s-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rememberance Arch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-85 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1869.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1869.jpg 640w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1869-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My left foot was really starting to hurt at this point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a sushi lunch, we went to a nearby museum.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-84 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1867-e1577615124659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1867-e1577615124659.jpg 480w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_1867-e1577615124659-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 85vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At one of the art museums, we checked my pack, and I got into a wheelchair. My foot rested enough so that I could make it back to the hotel afterwards. Being in a wheelchair is awkward. I don&#8217;t even like going through crowds on foot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zo6ltcCCFCs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76\" src=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6204s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6204s.jpg 800w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6204s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/nz2019\/files\/2019\/12\/HPIM6204s-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We walked a couple blocks in town and shared a salad with chicken and lamb at a Turkish place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, we jumped on the bus and moved to a new hotel. Check-in wasn&#8217;t until the afternoon, but we were able to store our bags at the hotel until that time. I (Roderick) kept my full pack with me. 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