Sunset over the lake

Queenstown

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February 6th 2009
Thursday, 5th I woke up to a freezing morning in Queenstown. The wind blowing from the lake was icy and I had to put on all my warm clothes as I had my morning devotion by the lake side. It takes a while for the sun to peek over the mountains, and the temperature started going up immediately as it did. I parked my car a bit away from the town centre and set about walking through all the street ... 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