Rotorua is famous for its geothermal activity and it's sulphur pools, what this really means is , this place stinks. All of the geothermal activity releases sulphur in the form of sulphur hydroxide in to the air. If you remember back to your school days sulphur was the bright yellow stuff that stank of rotten eggs, well that is exactly what Rotorua smells like, all the time. To be fair when it rains it does take away most of the smell, but as soon as the sun comes out and it starts to warm up it really starts to stink. Well enough about the smell, thats only a small part of what makes up Rotorua, for a start this seems to be the Maori cultural capital of New Zealand, with villages, and tribal dances on display
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