The Crossing

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I love the "new" Christchurch. The Crossing is a bunch of stores within the CBD. They are interconnected in some parts, too. It's great to walk around and see the 'old' and the 'new' buildings woven together with the historical trams going around.

Large outdoor shopping center and my destination today was the supermarket but there are also restaurants and shops and beauty salons and more. It's interesting with the outdoor design, laneways under tall buildings and escalators to higher floors. I did see security which is always important and it does appear to be lighted in the evening hours.

Very cool shopping centre, well laid out , great eating areas, good range of shops. Plants all around. Good parking and very clean bathrooms.

Since moving back to the inner city 8 years ago, I've literally watched it go from being empty, ugly, and derelict to the absolutely stunning city we currently have today. There's still work to be done but seeing the city bustling with people again, the shops being actual buildings instead of containers and just being reminded of how it once was, even if it no longer looks the same is freakin awesome! I personally love how it looks, but I'm aware that that's a rather unpopular opinion. I do live in one those 'nasty little boxes' by our stadium that is currently being built that those of us in these nasty little boxes are going to be horrified by the noise (words from a fellow human, not me lol ?) so maybe that's why I absolutely love the new look. And tbh, I'm not entirely sure what all these people thought it was going to look like because they behave as though it should've been rebuilt to look exactly the same! Talk about obtuse thinking! Anywho, my ADHD branched off just a tad ?‍♀️I LOVE The Crossing! It just looks like a wee alley way with a café and a few shops until you actually walk in there and discover it not only has 2 levels but multiple different Cafés and eateries, fashion shops, a nail salon, a supermarket and with a car parking building attached to it. I just love everything about the city right now and am so pleased I chose to move back here before anything was really rebuilt. It has made me incredibly grateful to live where I am the very unwell person that I am. So, to have a functioning city that has everything I need in one place that isn't a freakin mall, (I have Panic Disorder & debilitating social anxiety) is literally a dream come true for me because it has allowed me to keep my independence. And thus ends yet another 'rather personal novel reviews' from Emma! ??

Wow, just wow, hidden gem with awesome vibe at night, very clean and love it a lor