Friday, May 22, 2009

Touristy Queenstown

The next stop was Queenstown - the adventure city of the world! However, I wasn't impressed. Haha I mean its a nice city and all, but just too touristy for my taste. The entire place were filled with all the adventure rides and trips which were too expensive for my taste, and lots of bars and cafes. This was also the town where I first encountered an unfriendly kiwi at the I-site. I dunno, but the vibe I got from the lady felt kinda snobbish and she did not seem to be keen on helping me cos I don't look like the kind of tourist which Queenstown is looking for, meaning rich tourists to spend hundreds on the rides and entertainment.

Oh well...anyways I didn't stay the night at this town. The highlight for me for this town is the gondola + luge, and a buffet lunch. Gondola was cos it was highly recommended to me by Aik Soon. It was pretty good, with great views of the entire town and the surrounding from up there.


View down from the top of the gondola






hmm...I think this is from the look out point at the top


The buffet lunch I was going to go for is at the top of the gondola. Its pretty cheap with 6 courses including 2 meats, 2 seafood and 2 sides. But....when I got there and went to the restaurant, they were closed! Bloody hell, and the reason was because, not enough people made bookings, so they didn't open. Wah first time I heard of such a restaurant la! Meaning they only open if got enough bookings, otherwise they close. Weird business man.

Oh well, that was compensated for the luge! I originally intended to try it out once only, but ended up going on it twice cos it was too good! Haha the course is much longer than I expected, and incredibly fast! First time was on a slower course, but the second time I could go for the advance course, much like karting I suppose. Haha beats the Sentosa one hands down.


Part of the luge course



Great view while coming down the luge

Anyways, moved on to Wanaka after that, and went to sign up for a canyoning trip for the next day. Will post more on that again the next time ba.

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