Dunedin - the Edinburgh of New Zealand

About an hour and a half south of where I live is the windswept, hilly city of Dunedin (Say Done-Eden). Settled predominately by the Scottish you can still hear the Scottish burr when some of the old timers speak. At times it was easy to think you were in Scotland. I just need my traveling buddy with me. (come on down Amanda!) In Dunedin you can see for miles on the tops of the hills.

Overlooking the city of Dunedin

We stopped at St. Clare beach for a peek. No swimming this trip, it’s just too cold. Antarctica is only a couple hundred miles away and it's winter here. Brrr.

St. Clare beach

We went by some amazing old buildings built in the Flemish style like many buildings in Scotland.The train station is the most photographed building in New Zealand. Who actually figured this out and why, is honestly and truly beyond me.

The old Dunedin train Station

One of the many boys schools

One of the many church steeples

And we found (Ok, ok we located it. Everyone knows where it is, so 'found' may be a bit strong) a piece of Edinburgh castle. No joke! The old guys hauled a piece of home off to this new land with them and now it sits on a hill overlooking the city. Sadly it does not have the majesty of Edinburgh castle with it anymore…

A piece of Edinburgh Castle