Rotorua Museum

Government Gardens, Rotorua , North Island, New Zealand - Phone: 64 7 349 4350

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    Muddy day!

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    After a quick look at the outside of Rotorua Museum (and the gift shop!) we drove towards Tongariro National Park, stopping at some mud pools on the way. We were pleased to see them, as boiling mud was one of the few things we missed in Yellowstone Park (when the road was closed due to the snow and ice!). We stopped for lunch at Huka Falls, which …

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    Waitomo to Rotorua

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    The City of Rotorua is located in the heart of the North Island of New Zealand on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua. The entire area encompasses a volcanic caldera and is known for its geothermal activity and the corresponding pungent smell of hydrogen sulphide. I arrived in Rotorua around 1:30PM and was dropped off at my hotel which was the …

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    Evil smells!

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    ... nose against his friend's, as opposed to our more formal hand shake. He seemed genuinely interested in where I was from and why I chose New Zealand, and so far this has been the case with most of the Kiwis I have encountered on my travels. Sweet as! ...

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    On to The Stinky City

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    ... of buildings decorated in corrugated iron. The highlight being the sheep and the dog tourist info centre. We then headed over to Rotorua where we were greeted with a lovely sulphur smell, lots of thermal pools around there you see. 7th August ...

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    Auckland to Waitomo Caves to Rotorua

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    ... below ground, doing a nice "cliff" jump in the caves and being extremely cold despite the wet suits. I decide to drive on to Rotorua as I realized that there wasn't much going on in Waitomo other than the caves.  I go about an hour before getting ...

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    Mud Pools

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    ... walk with a 20 min mud bath and a sulphur spa. My skin looks loads better for it too. Booked into campsite on Lake Rotorua and went for evening walk around the lake-more bubbling pools,steam and bad smells, bit eerie in dark on way home. ...

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    Travels around the North Island - Part II

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    ... be spent in the museum tracing the towns history from the first European settlers, whaling and marine history. Even the headstones at New Zealand's first church have a story to tell. Unsuccessfully in this attempt, I decided to continue on and went to ...

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    Hot Hot Hot!

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    ... 's still plenty to see and do. The signs of all this volcanic activity are visible absolutely everywhere - in the centre of Rotorua town is a geothermal area complete with mud pools and boiling lakes. And if you travel just a little further out of ...

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    This could well be our last log in new ...

    ... between integration and working together, and then keeping heritage and tradition alive on the other. Very odd! So that's it from New Zealand. Tomorrow we are hoping to see a cultural show with dancing (where Pip will probably get chosen to be ...

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    Picton - Wellington - Taupo - Rotorua

    Day 223 - Picton - Wellington Wellington does little to dispel the myth concerning New Zealand's lacklustre cities and for a capital city it is frighteningly pedestrian. In fairness, we've had a day of chores (preparations for South America) and not ...

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    Take It To The Limit

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    ... lot to us to hear from our loved ones at home. We left the Bay of Islands on Monday morning and headed straight down to Rotorua, which is a very stinky little city (Jessie's words). I'm not nearly as good at the driving on the left as Jessie is, but ...

  • 10

    It Bloody Stinks

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    ... question was resting heavy on my mind. Why would anyone build a town on a Volcano. They could have this large city (by New Zealand standards) anywhere in this empty country but why here? Surely at some point in the future a disaster will happen. We ...