The Beehive and The Cable Car

After a quick meat pie breakie, we headed out in search of Wellington's #2 tourist attraction, the Wellington Cable Car (Te Papa, the National Museum, is the #1 attraction). Turns out, the Cable Car is really hard to find.


In the process of driving in circles, we stumbled up on the Beehive and the Houses of Parliament. The Beehive is the home of the Prime Minister's offices and the executive branch. Parliament is in, well, Parliament House. Maggie Snapsalot took screeds of shots there.

We eventually made our way up to the Botanic Gardens -- 'cause the Cable Car is right next to the Gardens. After a grueling climb up a very, very steep walkway, and past the home offices of MetService, we made it to the Cable Car.


It was built by prisoners 1898 and is still running on the original tracks today. The two cars pull each other up and down the hill... gravity does all the work. Plus, as the cables move through the winches, they generate electricity to power the lights on the cars. The carbon footprint is practically nil. Neat!