Q-TOWN-02

Partying in Queenstown

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September 26th 2006
After the Canyon Swing Bungy we walked around Queenstown and met up with Mr. And Mrs. Dunne (aka Chris and Jane) who drove from Te Anau in the evening. We had dinner and drinks and went to the “Ice Bar” which is a bar sculpted mostly out of ice. It was pretty cold and you only stay for 30 minutes in it. It was great seeing the old married couple. ... 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