Vibrant, creativity in a City of party lovers!

For a population of 190,500 Wellington City is certainly full of a vibrant, creative population that really knows how to party! Cuba Street Carnival celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary and was bigger than ever. Wellington City Council are fabulously conducive to big events. Superbly organized in closing down roads and making it possible for the city to party. Courtenay Place, a single street dedicated to entertainment, with theatres, clubs, restaurants and bars, was closed to traffic and turned into a haven for Cuban festivities! Stages sprouted up around the town and areas corned off for street bars. The weather Gods played a trump card and people turned up in droves to dance the night away.

What a fabulous night! Dan and I partied the night away (well, we could have done – but knowing a 7am wake up call was likely… we came home at 2am). After the parade, and a little people watching (so many beautiful people!), we danced at Boogie Wonderland (good ‘ole music with the all essential multitude of glitter balls and a flashing dance-floor.

Prior to the parade we took the girls in for a little taster of the Cuba Festival, and watched in awe as women in g-strings stood bravely to have bikinis painted on! Charli had her face painted before beating Dan and I at ten-pin bowling at The Lanes.