Tschüss Zürich
24. Dezember 2016 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
ready???
steady???
go!!!!
time to flight
24. Dezember 2016 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
check-in: done!!!!!
Second (Sprüngli) breakfast: done!!!!!
Goodmoring Cathay
24. Dezember 2016 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Boarding!!!
pitstop in Hong Kong
25. Dezember 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Just landed!!!
And....
Happy Christmas :)
Hong Kong peak
25. Dezember 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Nice view.
Looking for a nap.......!!!!
Hong Kong airport
25. Dezember 2016 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Here we are (again.....)
Next stop: Auckland!!!!!
landeeeeeeeed in Auckland!!!!!
27. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After neverending flight (with a ghost seated next to me), finally Aukland, finally new zealand, finally holidays, finally honeymoooooooon!!
drive to Whakatane
27. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Driving to whakatane was fun:
_ on the right
_ auto car
_ super tired
_ max speed 100km/h
But here we are!!!!
First trip: White Island
27. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
What an amazing place: dolphins, vulcano and super nice tour guides!!!!
Geothermal Activity
27. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
That was cool: amazing colorful hotwater!!!!
Rotorua (thermal????) holiday park
27. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Nice camping, close to Rotorua city (still some issues to understand NZ cities system....)
Nice place and, again, super nice people: I'm getting suspicious.....!!!!)
Te Puia Maori and thermal valley
28. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Kiwi (so cute!!!!): check
Māori culture: (more or less) check
(Pōhutu) geyser: check (it was far away from being 30 m height)
Sunstroke: saved by my wife!!!
Polynesian spa!!!!
28. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Some relax (quandocevòcevò eh!!!!)
Taupo here we are!!!!
28. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
I thank our NZ gps for the shortest but not fastest way to Taupo: amazing landscape!
Now we will have a busy afternoon: Taupo city walking tour (including all about rugby shop) and before dinner weWeiterlesen
Taupo: I like it!!!!
28. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
All about rugby shop was closed (at 6 pm.... €&#@@#!!!!), the dinner was nice with a lovely view of the lake.
I've also loved the old lady golf player!!!!
Huka Falls: gooooodmorning!!!
29. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Early wake up (as usual...) and visit of Huka falls:
220,000 litres per second!!!!! Amazing!!
Then some shopping... :) (rugby t-shirt for the next season!!!!)
Just one question: greenWeiterlesen
Hobbiton!!!!!!!
29. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Supernerd trip to Hobbiton!!!!
even though too many people around, it was a lovely experience!
Camilla promised me to watch together the Lord of the rings Trilogy on the fly back home!!!
Tongariro National Park: let's hike!!!
30. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Just parked our fancy white Toyota Corolla a couple of (km) far away the start of the hike.
The sun is shining, GPS navigator switched on, I'm already sweating like the hell, there are moreWeiterlesen
Tongariro Alpine crossing: check!!!
30. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It was long
It was demanding
It was hot/cold/hot/cold
It was AWESOME!!!!!
Difficult to describe it. Check out some pictures :)
I wanna do it again!!!!!!
Station Lodge: old hippy style relax
30. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Finally some relax in this out of time hostel!!!
Wellington: happy new year!!!
31. Dezember 2016 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Happy new year!!!!
2016 has been an unforgettable year!
2017? Will it be even better?? Let's see....
😊
Wellington: day two!
1. Januar 2017 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
First day of 2017 fighting strong and neverending wind, all around in Wellington. Good choice visiting the City Gallery and testing and tasting super cool/hipster coffe/restaurant.
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Sailing to the south island!!!
2. Januar 2017 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Early wakeup to reach Wellington harbour (by foot...)
Next stop: Picton!!!!
Nelson!!!!
2. Januar 2017 in Neuseeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Finally arrived in Nelson!!
Now time to explore the city :)
Ps lovely hostel!!!
Nelson: get ready for the great walk!
3. Januar 2017 in Neuseeland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
First half of the day was grey, rainy and cold.... we did some shopping and prepared our backpacks for tomorrow abel tasman coast track.
After a lunch time cinema (Allied) the Sun was finally up andWeiterlesen
Jan Hrbacek60 km? in how many days?? i am happy to stay at home with a bottle of wine ;-)