The Cardboard Cathedral

We arrived in Christchurch, NZ today. It's Christmas eve. and Gail was interested in doing "something Christmasy". So we decided to attend the Carol Sing at the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral, aka the Cardboard Cathedral, as that's what it's partly made from.

It's a modern, airy space with cardboard tubes soaring up to a central peak. It wasn't particularly well-suited to acoustics but the church choir did a fine job of singing carols.

The original Anglican Cathedral was severely damaged during 2011 Christchurch earthquake as was much of the city. Today there is an ongoing debate about whether to restore the old structure or build a new permanent cathedral.

Tomorrow we'll wander the streets of Christchurch and see how the city is pulling itself together after the recent devastation.