2012年7月23日星期一

Wanaka day 2

After taking the free breakfast of Base, we check out and we walk around the town of Wanaka.
Because we are broke after back from Queenstown, here is our last station to take photos and relax.

The town 

Lake Wanaka again





Couple bridge?



Some where call Elly point


Good bye Wanaka!



Lunch today: subway $7.90 and enjoy the sun beside the lake Wanaka.

2pm: Here's end my 9 days trip.

Bus back to Dunedin $35

2012年7月22日星期日

Queenstown to Wanaka

We are leaving Queenstown early in the morning 7am.
The bus cost us $20 and about 2 hours to Wanaka.

We haven't book the dorm at there yet.
After reach we are heading to i site to ask for our dorm.
Finally we get a valuable deal with $55
- Base dorm
- ticket to Puzzle world
- free breakfast
- free a meal at mint bar
- free a beer

the view of lake wanaka




After put our luggage, we had our lunch in Uncle John Pizzariazi.
Lunch: fried rice $13.50
And then we need to walk to puzzle world.
There 2 sections: the great maze and illustration room.

Road to puzzle world


Here's is it- Puzzling world!

Leaning tower of Wanaka


Front
 view from side. It is amazing!


The picture of Monalisa is famous because of this effect. 
Where ever u move, the people still looking at you!


picture in picture



The effect use in The Lord of the ring!

Clockwise or anticlockwise?

toilet!

The great maze!
there are 2 level of modern maze,it took me 40 min to complete!

Finally we have our dinner in mint bar and a beer.
What a tiring day since I need to wake up so early.

evening view of lake

2012年7月21日星期六

Queenstown Day 4 - Gondola,Luge and Bungy Jump

Breakfast: hotdog bread
We check out the recent dorm and we change to another dorm YHA lake front dorm $28.
We left our luggage there and heading to Gondola because YHA dorm is very far.

This gondola is up to Queenstown hill.
We pay $38 for gondola and 2 ride of skyline luge

In the gondola.haha

View from top

Skyline luge. WOW~! it is fun.
Just ride as fast as u can. It is steep and challenging!
Test your driving skill here.
1 for scenic ride
and 1 for advance ride

 My friend is doing paragliding for $199. this is the starting line.
And me, I do the AJ Hackett Ledge Bungy Jump! It costs me $180
woo~!
fucking cool and scary man!
The height is actually 200 meters and the rope is only 47meters.
No regret after I try this and I like it so much.
I just regret my jump pose not so nice.
Nevermind I will be back for Navis Bungy Jump which is the highest jump to river with 137m
I will upload the photos, video, certificate soon and a free T-shirt is given

 Night view of the town

 Night view of the lake

Dinner: we are having our dinner at Lonestar restaurant which is famous at this place as well.
Pork rib $30 !
I'm broke! T.T

There are so much activities I haven do at here and I broke already.
Like we plan to do kayaking and go to Glenorchy- Dart river, where the Lord of the ring is taken here.
At there, u can see the gold mining and take the 4WD tour
Don't worry I will be back!

2012年7月20日星期五

Queenstown Day 3 - Skiing

There are so many places you can do skiing in Queenstown.
Many Aussie come here to ski as well.
Finally we choose to ski at Remarkables with starting package (2 lessons)
Liftpass $120
Pants + goggle $18
Bus $15






Wow~ the boots are heavy to me. I'm trying hard to get used with it. hard to walk
Fall down for 2 times, But I can do skiing successfully. HAHA
As a beginner, we can only try the 2 magic carpet at the beginner area.
It was fun! and it was a tiring day!
Next time i should try snowboard. I think it is cool!

Lunch: fish and chips at remarkable $9.50
Dinner: Winnie Restaurant - pizza $18

2012年7月19日星期四

Queenstown Day 2 - shotover jet

Queenstown is a amazing place!
A small town,
much smaller than Dunedin
bigger than Te Anau
but everything u can play at here
AS LONG AS YOUR WALLET IS NOT EMPTY!!

You can do many activities here
Skydiving
Paragliding
Bungy Jump, Swing
Flying fox
Gondola
Skyline luge
Jet boat
4 wheel drive
Mountain biking
Rafting
Kayaking
Skiing
...

A small town but it was not quiet like Te Anau
You can see all the youngsters are enjoying here.
Luckily the weather is sunny and someone told us the week before the temperature in Queenstown is minus 20-30 celcius. OMG!

So, what are we going to do 1st.
SHOTOVER JET BOAT!




I highly recommend this jet boat because of its speed, the skillful driver and the scenery of shotover river. You will experience the 360 spin and drifting along the canyon.
But u may get wet!
Arrrghhh~~! I almost hit the canyon!
There are so much Jet boat with different company at different place. If u wish to ride the boat, please choose Shotover and you won't regret. It costs $129.

Breakfast: hotdog bread + oat
Lunch: Ferg Burger which is famous here and high recommended by everyone 
 Ferg Burger $11
 Ferg loves you. XD

After lunch, we are heading to Lake Wakatipu near the town

 There is a Kawarau Jet boat

  



 Night view of Queenstown

Dinner: white source spaghetti + fish $2.40
and GOOD NIGHT!