A picture collage summary of some of the places I went during my trip to New Zealand. I suppose this is better than reading a wall of text from my recollection.
Day 1, Auckland : Views from Teresa's place, Brunch @ Coffee Club
Day 2, Auckland : One Tree Hill Domain, Late brunch @ De Fontein, Mission Bay, other places in Auckland
Day 3, Christchurch : Views around Cathedral Square, Christchurch Gondola & Tram, Bridge of Remembrance, earthquake affected buildings, Hotel SO
Day 4, to Mt Cook : Pictures taken from bus en route to Mt Cook ie Canterbury Plain, Lake Tekapo & Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Pukaki, Mt Cook (Aoraki)
Day 5, Mid-Autumn festical @ Christchurch + Auckland : More views around town in Christchurch, International Antartic Centre + Hagglund ride, Mid-Autumn celebration with friends in Auckland
Day 6, Auckland : Sky Tower, views around Auckland city, Train ride to and fro Panmure, flew to Wellington and had dinner with Pauline
Day 7, Areas outside of Wellington : Cape Palliser, Ngawi, Pinnacles, Stonehenge Aotearoa
Day 8, Wellington : Wellington Botannical Gardens, Wellington Cable Car, Devil's Gate + Red Rocks, Oriental Parade, Weta Caves, Carluci Land
Day 9, Wellington : Around town taking pics of famous buildings, Old St Paul's Church, National Museum of Te Papa Tongarewa, deserts at Strawberry Fare
Day 10, Wellington to Taupo : Enjoyable whole day drive, Subway lunch, Turoa ski fields, Taupo
Day 11, Taupo to Rotorua : Huka Falls, Araratia Rapids, Te Puia, Mitai Maori Village' Show and Hangi
Day 12, Rotorua : Around Rotorua, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, Rotorua Skyline + Luge, Hell's Gate Mud Spa
Day 13 + 14, Rotorua to Auckland : Geyser view from my room, Rotorua Museum, Kuirau Park for free geothermal attraction stuff, Tirau's iconic i-Site buidling, view from Mt Wellington, around Auckland
Day 15 + 16, Auckland : Horse riding @ Muriwai Beach, Nando's lunch, Bethell's beach walk, views from Michael's home
What I liked :
- Very nice people during working hours
- Very informative signs everywhere
- People really do follow the speed limit
- Breathtaking sceneries and attractions
- Creative car plates
- Fantastic roads to drive on
- Big food portions
- Honest people
- A lot of creative designs of buildings, tickets, cars, etc
- Relatively cheap chocolates and amazing variety
- CLEAN and FREE toilets everywhere with toilet paper!
What i disliked :
- Unpredictable weather
- Places with super slow speed limits eg 30kmph zzz
- Our lousy currency rate
- Very cold outside, very hot inside ...
- Maoris reminds me of ... Malays :x
- Bone chilling winds and gales
- Similar attractions at the major cities
Others :
- Black swans are EVERYWHERE!
Another wishlist completed =D
