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Category: Kia Ora – Christchurch & Queenstown

Holiday in Christchurch and Queenstown, my second only-2-girls overseas trip after the first one 10 years.

Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 11

Posted on February 5, 2013February 9, 2013 By sweet surrender No Comments on Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 11

Final post of my NZ trip.

On the last day, first thing we did after checking out was hunt for lunch. I ended up having sushi again ;p


Left: Bought from two places and then I rearrange them into two different boxes. Those with salmon would be for lunch while the others would be reserve for dinner at the airport.
Right: After that, we went to Christchurch Botanic Garden. It’s just across the road and we only went there on the last day.


Just some random shoots, not much.



There’s a museum there. So we went in to have a look. Didn’t explore the whole museum though.


We went to the airport as early as we could even though our flight was in the evening. Wanted to take the bus but it rained. We ended up taking the shuttle, more expensive but better than having to dragged our heavy luggage all the way to the bus stop under the rain.

Spent a night in Melbourne airport and was back to Adelaide the next day early in the morning. It was tiring but it was a fun trip. Will I go back to NZ again? I doubt it will happen in near future. Will be based in Malaysia by then and flying from Malaysia to NZ certainly be more costly and gonna spend MYR instead of AUD by then.

Last but not least, these are the videos that summarized our road trip.

This is the video of us in the bus going to Queenstown from Christchurch (27/12/12).

Next, this is Milford Sound tour (29/12/12).

Lastly, from Queenstown to Christchurch (30/12/12).

Food Porn, Going Places, Kia Ora - Christchurch & Queenstown

Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 10

Posted on February 3, 2013 By sweet surrender No Comments on Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 10


On the first day of 2013, we decided to explore the rest of the shopping malls in Christchurch and other random places. One of them is University of Canterbury *LOL* It was in the Orbiter route. We just went down, had a look and hopped back on the bus in minutes ;p


Then we went to Northlands, one of the shopping malls.


Bought our lunch here and guess what?!?! Sushi again! We bought the lunch deal, they have different lunch deal everyday. Lucky us, it was the day of the salmon *SLURP*



Next, it’s another shopping mall, The Palms. It seemed big but nothing much to see. It was a bit of a let down to us. I guess we’ve been to Westfield Riccarton already, so the rest of the major shopping malls were nothing much to us anymore. Guess what?!?! I wanted to buy a small bottle of wine at a supermarket here to bring back as souvenir but I wasn’t allowed to buy it because I failed to produce my passport and they didn’t recognize any other ID.



Lots sushi shops here. Bought a teriyakki rice ball (I think it’s NZD4.90) here for my dinner.


Our lunch, McD. Chicken burger and apple pie. Total for both was less than NZD4. Wanted to go over to KFC across the road for the lunch deal but we were 15 minutes late.


We decided to go to Lyttelton, port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour.


It’s badly damaged by the earthquake too.



I stayed there for about half hour only then headed back to the city. In fact we didn’t plan to alight the bus but the bus driver said he’s taking a rest before continuing as this is where his rest stop was so we had to stay for a bit there ;p he told us that he will pick us up at a specific time.

That’s the end of our 1/1/2013. Gonna prepare to pack our bag to go back to Australia the next day.

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Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 9

Posted on February 1, 2013February 1, 2013 By sweet surrender No Comments on Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 9


After lunch, we went to Sumner Beach.


Here we are…


The view is rather nice but I’m sure it was nicer before the earthquake.


I’m always amazed by houses built like this. Very unique.


We didn’t stay long there, we wanted to catch the next bus a.s.a.p to go back as the bus ticket is only valid for 2 hours else we have to buy another ticket. Can’t remember how much was the ticket costs. No matter how far you go, the ticket costs the same.


Left: The containers along the way used as barrier to landslide caused by the earthquake 2 years ago.

Right: One of the views from the bus.


Left: Back to the city and spotted this double decker not far from our accommodation. It’s for city tour which of course you have to pay for it.

Right: One of the landmarks in Christchurch.



At night, we went out for new year countdown. It was so cold! I posted the video previously, will post it again here. The fact is this is the first time I welcome a new year outside of a building, in a public event, and with a friend *LOL* As all these while I just stay home or few years back was in the hotel room sleeping while last year I was in the aiport toilet!

Going Places, Kia Ora - Christchurch & Queenstown

Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 8

Posted on January 30, 2013 By sweet surrender No Comments on Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 8

I’m back! WOW! It’s been awhile! One week is over really soon. Gone is my one week in Adealaide. Going home soon… 🙁

Anyway, come back to my NZ trip post. Still quite a lot to go.

We stayed at YMCA, this time we had a room with ensuite, thank God! Deluxe double room ($110/night). You won’t get coffee, tea or chocolate in standard room.


It was good enough for what we paid.



After we check-in, we headed out to hunt for dinner. At the same time took some photos of the street.


We ended up at casino for dinner.


Ordered Roast of the day, it was NZD18.50. It was beef for the day. Sad to say that it’s not up to our expectation especially the meat. However, I like the bun! It’s yummy!


Once we’re done with our dinner, we headed back. So tired…


On the way back.


The next morning, the last day of 2012, it’s time for us to discover Christchurch on the deeper level. This is Re:START Mall, the mall where the shops are made up of containers.


This was taken outside Ballantynes.


We went to get our lunch at South City after that.


Left: Hehehe… Ignore this, it’s duplicated, lost track. Does this shop sounds yummy? Well… We thought it’s selling dessert but it’s actually an adult shop hahaha…

Right: Heading into South City.


We bought sushi and salmon for lunch.


Left: This big piece cost us NZD9+ only! Where to get this cheap and fresh salmon?!?! Man… It was divine!

Right: I bought my dinner at this stall.


Left: Crispy chicken and terriyaki chicken rice. Don’t remember the price though. It was very filling. Cannot underestimate it, I bought the small one and it took me ages to try to finish it.

Right: After we got our food, we went to Sumner Beach with the bus. The post will come soon.

Food Porn, Going Places, Kia Ora - Christchurch & Queenstown

Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 7

Posted on January 25, 2013January 29, 2013 By sweet surrender 2 Comments on Christchurch and Queenstown Trip (25/12/12-2/1/13) – Part 7

On 30th December 2012 morning, we headed back to Christchurch.


We managed to have a stop at Jone’s Fruit Stall at Cromwell again! I like this place!


Why? Free tasting ;p lots of fresh fruits and snacks to try hehehe…


Continued with our journey to Christchurch…


Left: One of the views.
RIght: Shrek the sheep. Very famous sheep. What’s the story? [Read it here]


Lake Tekapo again! YAY! This time we had longer time here. Took a lot of photos.


Nice?



Different views along the way.


Stopped at Geraldine for a short toilet break.


Here we are in Christchurch. The bus stopped at the airport to dropped off people.


Left: A park in Christchurch.
Right: One of the badly damaged buildings in the city.



The damage done by the earthquake 2 years ago was really bad. The city is basically now in very bad condition.

More post of Christchurch coming soon. That’s all for now. It’s a long weekend tomorrow so I’m going off for a road trip to Robe.

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