The architecture has a lot of Scottish influence, I believe the main designer of the university was from Scotland. Dunedin is the Gaelic word for Edinburgh, hence the Scottish vibe and architecture of the whole town. There is a rock from Edinburgh castle at Signal Hill, the highest point in Dunedin (coincidentally also the town's make out spot).
As a half going away/late birthday thing, some of our foreign friends in Dunedin kindly offered to host a barbeque for us. As Canadians we had certain expectations when it came to the atmosphere, location, and edibles. You know, outdoorsy and with a fire of some sort. Apparently this is not how BBQ's are done in New Zealand. When shown the food they were going to prepare, we were shocked to see that there were no hotdogs, no cheese, no buns, no pickles, no ketchup, no lettuce, no marshmallows, but there were: potatoes, corn on the cob, tomato pasta sauce, onions, extremely large chicken drum sticks, frankfurters, and chocolate covered marshmallow candy bar type deals (the marshmallow's just inside!). Shocked and appalled at this, we commandeered a vehicle and went to get all new supplies to throw a proper BBQ. We ended up cooking the entire meal and thoroughly impressing everyone there with the delicious power of our burgers and hotdogs. Sadly, in New Zealand, they do not have graham crackers or actual real marshmallows. We had to make do with a sad collection of overly sweet pink and white imitation marshmallows and arrowroot crackers. Even with our subpar supplies, we managed to throw one hell of a good feed.
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