No doubt Richard, channelling his mother, would call me a sandwich bar crank or an old moaner for what I'm going to post here.
I know, I know, I've complained about this before - twice - when writing about walking about Christchurch and Whangarei but ... here I go again.
Wellington city is great. It's far superior to any of our other cities and beats most overseas cities I've visited. What makes it great, for me, is that the city is contained. The suburbs radiate out into the surrounding hills and don't just seem to go on endlessly like in Auckland and Christchurch. The central city area is flat and so walking is easy and enjoyable. The harbour is a magnificent feature and the public transport system world class.
I'm spoiled for choice here with cafes, wine bars and restaurants amongst the interesting and often quirky shops. This is all fine but when, walking about at lunchtime and I want a simple ham and tomato or an egg sandwich even being prepared to accept a fancy club sandwich, almost all the offerings are overpriced and tarted up nonsense like ' pork and cranberry sausage roll' for more than $20 or a giant open sandwich made of fruits, meats and vegetables for $25. I found a place named 'The Pie & Pickle' but the cheapest pie was $26 and came with mashed potato and salad. Sheesh!
The Dixon Street deli has disappeared as have a few of my other favourites including Sir Breadwins in Lambton Quay and the cafe that used to be opposite the old town hall. Admittedly the last time I'd visited either was in the mid 1980s but ...
I did find, in Ghuznee Street a fancy bakery place that had some interesting but large and expensive fare. I bought a Chipotle chicken pie ($12) and a vegetable and feta pie ($10) to take away (unheated) for my and The Old Girl's dinner tonight. I'll make some mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli and zucchini to go with them. I've come home and had a boiled egg on toast for lunch.
Now don't get me started on the dawdlers who walk so slow along the footpaths that they might as well be standing still and the millions of idiots waking along texting or watching videos on their phones and not looking where they're going. Shee ... but that can be the subject of another post.
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Yes those prices are steep....the New World in Thorndon is probably a bit far, but has great hot dishes.
Yes, too far. I've been in the inner city looking for a sandwich bar or a lunch bar - you know, like we sensibly had in the old days. I go to supermarkets for my groceries and household provisions. Oh, and I'll be walking around Wellington.
Wellington, where the jokes are fun and not within cooee of those silly ones from the 'Nui.
"Now don't get me started on the dawdlers who walk so slow along the footpaths that they might as well be standing still and the millions of idiots waking along texting or watching videos..."
Waking along?
In Wellington, except for Moera, we proofread.
Be quite.
Well, proofreading makes quite a difference.
As you demonstrate by a devil's advocate example from time to time.
There's a nice little bakery near to where the Plaza cinema used to be.
Now update this blog!
"Shee ... but that can be the subject of another post. In six months."
I can't remember where the Plaza picture theatre used to be.
Robert’s wiser and older (much older) brother was right. There is a bakery shop named Cozy (sic) Kitchen on the site where The Plaza was next to the Opera House. It sells old style, non fancy sandwiches and savouries. I bought a sausage roll and will go there again when I want a basic and fairly priced lunch. Well done that man.
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