Baldwin Street

Queenstown, New Zealand

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April 26th 2009
Today we left the B&B in Dunedin in search of the steepest street in the world, called Baldwin street. Mom walked down as I walked up the hill and then I walked back down too. It was insanely steep. Driving up to drop my mom off at the top I felt like the car was going to tip over backwards. The pictures I have don’t do it justice as you can’t really tell how steep it is unless you’re there. ... 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