We added some pictures from Rotorua, but no stories yet. First ting you notice is the icredible smell! Sulphur.Not a place for pregnant women or asmatics. Otherwise - as usual - really friendly people. We flung us with a touristgroup - maorivillage-outing, first night. Very tourist, but very interesting. Check out the dancers who welcomed us! Kia ora! We were to learn that word - and I did - but what does it mean? Forgot.
We went for a walk round the lake and took some pictures. It is incredible to se the steam coming out of the ground and from the sewagethings in the streets - what do you call it ? forgotten the word for it ... where the rainwater runs. Anyway - as you can se, took some pictures.
A couple of days later we took a busride to a park and it was really nice. Terrrible smell, lovely colours, a geysir, bubbling mud, a nice walk-about. Almost panicked in the fog/smoke for awhile:"Erik , where are you!?"
We also did a very normal thing with normal people - went to the pictures and saw "Harry Potter". I like looking at people. These lovely maori children.
We also spent quite a few hours in the museum - an incredible building - a tudor building with a lovely park around. Took a picture.
The last evening we went to a polynesian spa and Erik stubbed his toe, and it went so blue. We had, for a while, serious thoughts about needing to use our insurance. Apart from that incident, the spa was lovely. Outdoor under the stars... 39C.
