Studio Motel Rotorua

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... springs and geysers everywhere. As such, there is a smell of sulfur in the air at all times, which to the layperson can only be described as "rotten eggs." The town itself, however, is lovely and has actually won "Most Beautiful Town in New Zealand" five out of the last ten years, including 2009. While driving around we could see why; the Rotorua Museum was a beautiful building and the Government Gardens were equally as picturesque. Naturally, the smell ...

... but with the thick blanket they provided it was not bad at all. The sky was clear and stars completely were spread about the valley with a misty haze drifting off the surrounding mountains. Laura and I woke up early around 4 a' clock then fell back asleep till 7. Jet lag was still evident, but it was nothing that a good cup of coffee couldn’t fix. The morning began with a walk through a Red ...

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The next day we knew the minute we'd arrived in Rotorua by the stench of sulphur-rich air which flowed into the car's aircon! As the rain looked set to stay for the afternoon we decided to make the most of the thermal springs by checking into the old Polynesian spa for some mineral bathing in the pools on the lake's edge.
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand willandluce

... op and the chance to stock up on a pie or three (New Zealand pies are insanely good). When we arrived in Rotorua the first thing we noticed was the disgusting pungent egg smell that followed us whereever we went. After controlling our gag reflexes we soon became accostumed to what was to become a familiar scent. In the afternoon, me, Anna and Abbe took part in the white water rafting activity which was easily ...

... evening. but the mid day was spent doing some mountain biking. we had heard from our travels that rotorua has world class mountain biking trails. so... what the hey, let us go! eunice and i are virgins to MTBing. sam had done it some and bobae was new at it as well. there is a reason why a grade of 4 out of 5 is considered difficult. with me leading, we headed for the difficult level. imagine going up a black diamond on your ...

... sheep shearing show. And, as I haven't seen this before, that was also kind of interesting (I only have seen a rabbit sharing before at the beginning of my New Zealand traveling not far from Rotorua!). When returning to Rotorua at the late afternoon, there was still some time to look around the city. The first time being here two weeks ago, there was no time at all to see Rotorua at daylight: We arrived late in the evening and I immediately had to get to the Maori event which was ...

... one is by far better. The tracks are wider, faster and longer! I have attached some photos of the action. Don't be decieved by the photo of me. It looks like I am sitting still but I am actually moving at extreme speed (it is simply a trick of the camera).  I'll be back with day 2 soon! William

... up to 14,000 once the lambs arrived. Sadly, they weren't the right sort of sheep; they weren't 'Middle Earth' enough so Peter Jackson had the right sort of sheep imported, black nosed.... Peter Jackson was neurotic about security during the preparation/building of the film set and the subsequent filming; some sort of flying veto was introduced by the authorities-and policed. Basically, if anyway was caught flying below X thousand feet ...

... countrysides
with
strange high and steep cone shaped hills scattered everywhere, with
trees strangely sprouting from their peaks and sides, almost
sculpturally, we make it to downtown Rotorua - from maps alone! Paper
maps! I guess map reading is like riding a bike after all, but lu's
still not immune to getting ...