Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier Hotel
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Crossing the Southern Alps
This morning we departed Christchurch at 8:15 on the famous Tranz Alpine train that crosses the Southern Alps at Arthur's Pass and finishes in Greymouth 4+ hours later. What magnificent scenery! Rented a car in Greymouth and proceeded south along the west coast through the Jade Centre of New Zealand, dairy farms, temperate rain forest and finally …
Footholds on the Franz Josef Glacier
We felt blessed this morning when we got up to sunny blue skies. We had booked a half day glacier expedition starting at 8:45. We picked up all our gear - Goretex rain jacket, woolen hats and mitts, boots and "Ice Talonz" for superior glacier drip. The first hour or so was tramping rainforest and glacial riverbed. Then we donned the Ice Talonz and …
Still alive in New Zealand
Still here, mostly being defeated by technology. We had a wonderful time with my godmother Joan, still sprightly at almost 86. Her son-in-law straightened out the wheelchair which has been a godsend, and Quantas managed to deliver it, us and ALL our baggage in one piece to New Zealand. We have had Weather, various (350km mostly in POURING rain …
Attempt no 2
After I lost the first travelogue entry to the void of the internet Im trying once again... Internet for dummies anybody?! We went on the helihike today... Hey Kiery, Aunt Trisha here, this morning we drove up to the heli-hike office and asked one of the young guides to assess us for suitability to survive the hike. He looked at each one of us - up …
Ice, ice baby...
Pulling up stumps at about 10am in Queenstown, we hit the road to the Glacier Region. The trip took about 3 hrs longer than it should have due the stunning landscapes and lakes.... and our resident photographer NEEDING to stop every 500m to take more perfect pictures. Everyone had better prepare themselves for the slideshow when we return. But to …
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Reviewed Dec 18, 2012
I really enjoyed this hotel, the view of the mountains was beautiful and the reception desk was really friendly and helpful. It is located on the main road and close to the hot pools and some amazing restaurants.
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