Completed in the late 1980s, Frank Kitts Park was one of the first areas of the waterfront to be developed. The design was heavily influenced by the annual street car race that ran through the area at that time.
The seaside promenade was the start grid for the race and is the reason why the promenade is flanked by a high wall on its city side – to ensure spectator safety.
The last street car race was held in 1997 and since then a desire has been expressed by many for the wall to come down and connections from city to sea – physical and visual – to be improved.
Source: Wellington Waterfront
Something hilarious actually happened to us with Frank Kitts Park. A couple of weeks back, we were in town and when we were finished with our tasks for the day, we still had a couple of hours left before going back home. And so we decided to do the Wellington Waterfront Walk.
There are many Walks in the city and surrounding areas, where you become your own tourist guide. There are free brochures for the many walks and each points out interesting highlights such as preserved structures and places. The Wellington Waterfront Walk starts near the Central Railway Station and ends at Te Papa Museum. Somewhere near Te Papa is the Frank Kitts Park, which was our ultimate goal so Jo-Lo can play.
The guide said the walk will take around 5 minutes to reach the park, but we have been walking far more than that, and then we already saw Te Papa from a distance. Thinking we passed the park and missed it, we decided to return to the train station and go home.
Last Sunday when we finished watching the Santa Claus parade, we decided to visit a park since it was still too early to go home. Frank Kitts Park it was. We were surprised to learn that had we continued with our walk the last time, it was already at the opposite end of the building we were facing!
That's the longest and highest kiddie slide in a park I have ever seen.
Bungee jumpers in training.
Jo-Lo enjoying the park.
The grounds of most parks here are covered with this soft rubber matting. Really nice to walk around in. It's similar to the mat used in the play area at Glorietta in Makati City, Philippines.
Frank Kitts park will undergo renovations soon. This is a nice place as it is, but the renovations will make it an even nicer place for family fun.
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ReplyDeletenagiging mukhang poregner na si J-LO.
hahaha
Cathy: hehe!
ReplyDeleteWow...that is a nice place for kids!
ReplyDeleteAng saya naman, parang ang sarap bumisita diyan, a!
ReplyDeleteKung dito yan sa Pinas, malamang may mga palaboy, adik at pedo nang nakatambay diyan. :(
Btw, Condo Cats 5 is now up. Please visit. Thanks!
Wow big boy na Jo-Lo, ang cute niya. Good you guys have a lot of nice places to visit there. Sana makadalaw din kami dyan someday. =)
ReplyDeleteDonna: there are lots of parks here and playgrounds for kids. Really primed up as a family-oriented place. They even have a program called Push Play where you can participate in various activities, either free or with minimal charge. Really nice.
ReplyDeleteiba na talaga focus ng blog mo. foreign na in my eyes...ikaw pala ang foreigner hehe
ReplyDeletewow dami ko na talaga na miss sa blog .. nasa new zealand na po pala kayo ... :) ingat po.
ReplyDeleteKuya, teka, ngayon ko lang napansin na nasa New Zealand ka... Kelan ka pa diyan? :) Anyways, salamat sa tips sa pimples ;) Yes, totoo ho na nirerenovate na ang Burnham Park. I have some time this weekend, I'll post pictures soon :)
ReplyDeleteTutubi: yeah for a change ako naman ang foreigner. hahaha!
ReplyDeleteAirwind: wish us luck :-)
SQ: good luck sa pimples! hehe. Oo, I will very much like to see how Burnham Park is. Salamat in advance ha.
Meowok: ewwwww..... nirerenovate ang Children's playground ng Burnham Park sa Baguio. I hope it will look something like the playgrounds here. Siguradong enjoy mamasyal pag ganun!
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