Queenstown

Queenstown #2

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August 11th 2009
I took Andrea to Queenstown while she was here for the weekend. It was one of the most busy and fun weekends ever. On friday we went up the gondola and went luging and walked on a walking track up there. Afterwards we went to queenstown's famous fergerburger (burgers literally the size of your face-we shared one and were stuffed) and then we went to a rail competition in the middle of the town. Th ... read more

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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