NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [654]
Meinita took us to the Kauri museum in Matakohi. A lovely museum, absolutely worth the trip. Of course we have our own private chauffeur. Lovely Meinita! On the way back we went to the Muruwai beach. We walked and climbed and the results is on the pictures:... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 3 Aug 2007 | Views [589]
We took the ferry to Tiritiri island bird sanctuary. It was a lovely day and we had a lovely walk throught the bush listening to and watching birds. Tiritiri was a grazing island until in the 80's. It's incredible how the island has been transformed from ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | Views [686] | Comments [3]
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, ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 13 Jul 2007 | Views [466]
The Waitangi treaty was signed here in 1840 between maori chiefs and the British crown. The first thinking that the crown would protect their land, the latter not quite thinking along the same lines. Anyway - the Waitangi treaty is important and referred ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | Views [460]
We went on a trip up north with Meinita. First stop in Whangarei: A lovely preserved house from 1886, originally buildt in kauriwood for a Dr Clark and his family. It has been in continuous use untill 1976, but made up with the original inventory from ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | Views [714]
Off the highway we saw a little sign to glowworm caves and turned of. It was the Kawati caves, owned by a maorifamily. The guide told of how her ancester found the caves, and it was inhabited! Here comes the story: This cave was discovered by Roku ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [486]
An interesting place. In 1863, the first settlers from Bohemia arrived. They came from a city like Praha, much like what parts of it looks like today - to Aucland, which was a shack-rubble-place. And they were then sent upstream in maoricanoes to live ... Read more >
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