New Zealand, Part I

I have wanted to go to New Zealand for as long as I can remember... so when airline prices took a huge plunge, I was so excited to go for our belated honeymoon.

Words are just not sufficient to describe New Zealand. I've travelled fairly extensively and other than Alaska, New Zealand wins the prize on untouched natural beauty. Sure, Machu Picchu in Peru was breath-taking, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is incredible, and the Great Wall of China is mind-blowing, and I love the Spanish architecture of Gaudi... but the entire country of New Zealand is an ecological wonder.

Rainforests, beaches, mountains, glaciers, thermal parks... they have everything.

This was the view from our B&B in Queenstown (Queenstown Chalet):

This was the view of Queenstown after we hiked 75minutes up a steep incline, because we were too cheap to pay for the gondola ride. :)

This is Peter's Pool that reflected the Franz Josef Glacier... one of the most amazing views of our trip.

We finally see the Fox Glacier after hiking for 1.5hrs and climbing 700 steps!