Thursday, March 29, 2012

Day twelve 20/03/2012

Blue penguins at the International Antartica Center

Penguins are effective communicators, especially with their mates. Both male and female penguins will work together to care for the babies!

Enjoy ride in a dedicated vehicle on an extreme track


Wonderful experience in the Antarctic Storm-Snow and Ice Room

Angeline and Mary were chilled to the bone!

Visited the International Antartica Center. Enjoyed the chilly atmosphere of Antartica and the awesome 4D movie. Children are excited in exploring the Snow & Ice Room, experiencing the Antarctic Storm. I personally enjoy the most seeing the little blue penguins, brave the new 4D Theater. Back to Malaysia.

Day eleven 19/03/2012

We are all ready for shopping


The beauty of glass blowing

Glass blowing:Awesome glass tubing in the world

Lovely soft toys!

How nice if we can bring them home!

Manuka honey:Best for skin and beauty

Intended to go for whale watching. However, the outing was canceled due to the bad weather and rough sea. Instead, we have gone for shopping and bought some awesome souvenirs.

Day ten 18/03/2012

Ryan and Benedict enjoy their hot soak in Hammer Spring

We all look bright and outstanding. It's real fun and relaxing!


We put on our swimming suits and relaxed ourselves in the hot springs in Hammer Spring. Hanmer Springs is New Zealand’s premier alpine spa destination. We all have fun and relax in the thermal pools. Besides, we enjoyed the rock and sulphur pools and the popular family activity.

Day nine 17/03/2012

Snapped photo with a handsome and cheerful priest

Attended sunset mass at St Mary's Catholic church

Early bush sawmill in Shantytown


Early Post office in Shantytown

Wonderful experiences in a steam railway

Visited the Shantytown, heritage park along the west coast of NZ. Shantytown is a tourist attraction in the West Coast Region of the South Island of New Zealand. We have the wonderful experiences such as bush sawmill, gold mining, and traveled in a steam railway.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Day eight 16/03/2012

Marvelous helicopter flight to Fox Glacier

It's real unique "feels" to walk on the snow

Beautiful memory at the rocky landscape of the glacier

We tracked for nearly 90 minutes to explore one of the glaciers

The awesome natural beauty of Fox Glacier

A real unique glacier landing experience

Day seven 15/03/2012

The maze is fun. It ook us ~35 minutes to complete


Wanaka Puzzling World Maze


Beautiful pose at the puzzling house in Wanaka (a fun house of optical illusions)


Puzzling World in Wanaka, New Zealand


Visited the leaning tower of NZ, puzzling house and maze in Wanaka. Stuart Landsborough’s Puzzling World is in fact a world unique attraction specializing in puzzling eccentricity. We moved on our journey to Haast and went to toy and transport museum. We have fish and chips in Jackson Bay. We enjoyed the wonderful meal there. However, there were hundreds of sand flies and we were attacked by these horrible insects and my legs suffered from itchiness due to their kisses.

Day six 14/03/2012

The beauty of Lake Wakatipu

Beautiful image for the scenic lake

Sweet memory for the beautiful couples

It's interesting to stand next to the horse

Memorable horse riding for Francis and family members

Another day in Quenstown. Francis, Angeline and children have gone for the horse trekking and it was such a unique and wonderful experience for them. We also explored the Glenorchy paradise to Routebum which enable us to enjoy the scenic sights of “Lord of the Ring”. Lake Wakatipu lies Glenorchy, gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park and Te Wahipounamu, Internationally recognized for its exceptional beauty.