2011Jan New Zealand Trip by Willis Chung

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2011Jan New Zealand Trip

By Willis Chung
Mar 05, 2013
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2011Jan New Zealand Trip

Mar 05, 2013
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Here we are in Aukland, New Zealand after a 6 AM flight from Sydney

We took a short shroll down to the waterfront at sunset

The city tour took us to nice overlooks and through the Aukland city centre

One Tree Hill and Alexandra Park in the distance

We saw the waterfront from the water side

What a pretty country, with a distinctly more relaxed pace than Australia

That's a lot of dinghies!

HMNZS Te Mana (F111) in Auckland Harbour

What a nice skyline in a beautiful country

How many boat and skyline photos can one person take?

We took the Ferry out to the Bean Rock Lighthouse caretaker's cottage

A cozy place!

Flowers in the cottage bedroom

We must have interrupted the keeper's tea

Here's what it takes to make tea

Too bad we couldn't stay for a spot of tea

Walking back to the ferry

Here's the lighthouse

Typical tourism shot of the Maori boat at the Auckland Museum

Beautiful bead work at the Auckland Museuem

More intricate bead work

I'm not sure we were allowed to touch the outrigger canoe!

Fearsome war masks

Colourful lights - nice innovation in the Auckland War Memorial Museum

Bold, watlike fashion statement

Another bold statement on the Japanese Zero at the Auckland War Museum

Specimens on display at the museum. Haven't seen such fragile items on display in a long time

Museum stickers making modern art

Arriving at Chriistchurch, we find our hotel on the square with the lovely catheral, before the really big earthquake

More modern art

Good froggie

Walking back from museums, came across a wedding. Classic cars taking wedding party from the church

Ahh, tea time finally, after a long walk back from the museums

We saw a lot of sheep in New Zealand

Chef preparing the ice sculpture for his Japanese restaurant

The lollie slice was delicious! I would have them again if I could

Getting out of the boat at the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves. It is a tourist trap, but it is really worth the trip. No photos insid

One of the fish in the Waitomo River

Lush growth around the glowworm caves

There's cheesy advertising everywhere, even in beautiful New Zealand

We took a coach to Otorohanga, where we lunched on delicious fish and chips

Including the people in the picture makes the Rotorura Hot Springs look more interesting

A very cautious beetle

There are a lot of these in New Zealand

A playful Kea at the Rainbow Springs Nature Park

Yes, it's a duck picture, but it's a New Zealand duck

Iguanas are aquatic it seems

I don't know what kind of flowers these are, but they sure are beautiful

These are stuffed kiwis at the Rainbow Springs Nature Park. The live ones are too delicate to photograph, apparently!

Spectacular flowers! Especially for January

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