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Sky Platform

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April 16th 2008
Day 24 - Queenstown A relaxing day was in order today so after a lie in we decided to head up and go on the gondola up to the sky view platform. The gondola is quite small and steep and to be honest not the safest feeling I've ever had but we made it safe and sound. Once at the top the view of Queenstown is great. Kit was especially excited to watch the paragliders jumping off the mountain. Kit ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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