New Zealand Christmas & New Years 2014/2015
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This beautiful garden is part of a peninsula that stick out into Lake Wakatipu. Such a lovely park.
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Interesting tree called a monkey pine.
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The female paradise duck
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Pohutukawa tree
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Part of the Queenstown rose garden
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Lawn bowling at the Queenstown Gardens. A kind lady taught us all of the rules and scoring. Unlike bocce ball, these balls are not a perfect sphere, but actually weighted on one side.
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It was close, but Mickey beat me in the end.
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The view back to Queenstown from the gardens.
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Driving the next day out toward Glenorchy.
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This 48K drive is considered on the of the top 10 most scenic. It follows the shore of Lake Watatipu to the small quaint town of Glenorchy.
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We enjoyed some Chai Lattes before heading out on a hike.
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