Advertisement
« previous next »
Wairekei Terraces  
   

Wairekei Terraces

NZ - Wellington to Rotorua

November 19th 2011
Thursday 17th November Up at 6.30am to another clear, sunny day, so we drove up to Mt Victoria for breakfast and to look at the fantastic 360 degree views. (Also loads of Tuis’ singing away!) Drove back down and parked at the Te Papa Museum (not cheap!!) and then walked along the waterfront and back into the town centre to the cable-car to take us up to the Botanical Gardens. Had a lovely stroll ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.303s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 8; qc: 10; dbt: 0.0114s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb