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New Zealand 紐西蘭 (24 Mar - 5 Apr 2005)

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We went to New Zealand for the first time during the Ester holiday.

In my opinion, we were too ambitious to visit both the North & the South Islands, and ended up not enough time in any place.

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Jump!

We took the flight to Christchurch then drive to Queenstown the next day.

This picture was taken at the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown.

Natural beauty and extreme activities mixed well in New Zealand. My kid was begging for permission to jump.

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Luge Fun

Luge at the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown.

Both me and the kids had lots of fun on the luge.

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Shotover Jet

More serious fun near Queenstown. The jet skirt pass the rock only inches away.

When the pilot make the hand signal of spinning (like in the second picture), brace yourself for the spinning and the water coming into the boat.

Again, my kid was begging to go again, again & again.

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Heritage Hotel

We stayed in the Heritage Hotel in Queenstown. The rooms were quite spacious and nice.

We saw the rainbow from the balcony in our rooms.

Looks like most of the hotel workers were young people from overseas - a Japanese girl cleaned our rooms, a Middle-eastern looking guy and a Caucasian with funny English installed the kiddy beds in our rooms, and a Hong Kong Chinese guy served us in the restaurant.

We observed the same in lots of the restaurants. Apparently there is a serious labor shorterage, especially in the service industry. The Hong Kong guy in the Heritage Hotel restaurant told me that he earns about NZ$12/hour.

The second picture is our van right outside the hotel lobby.

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