Advertisement
« previous next »
Franz Josef Glacier  
   

Franz Josef Glacier

Me with the glacier in the background.
New Zealand - West Coast and Franz Josef - Feb 25

February 25th 2014
I woke up in Queenstown around 8am exhausted but without a car and my schedule now is controlled by the bus, which I must catch at 9:15. I found a great seat on the back of the bus and sat back to let someone do the driving while I drink in the scenery. This is supposed to be one of the most scenic drives in NZ and maybe even the world! It doesn't disappoint. We passed by the river whe ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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: 0.038s; Tpl: 0.007s; cc: 8; qc: 10; dbt: 0.0089s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb