2013 : A Year in Review Part 2

Vacations.....aaahhhh.....we loved our vacations.  Topmost in our hearts was New Zealand.  We were there for two whole weeks and we wished we could migrate to NZ.  I was, workwise, swarmed with many things that came into the department's purview throughout the year.  I had taken short breaks locally but they just were not enough.  The much planned trip to NZ was therefore one that all of us were looking forward to.

Much planned since I had booked the MAS tickets in February and started to plan for this trip bit by bit since the day I booked the tickets.

What can I say about NZ?

Beautiful country,  I have said that before and I'll say it again.

A great place to unwind and relax.  (We unwound too much and had difficulty adjusting to work!)

I would advocate anyone to make NZ a must do trip.  We rented a car, stayed at holiday parks, holiday homes and managed to cover North Island this time around.  Primarily driven by the fact that there were 10 of us and we didn't think we will make the entire of a South Island within the two weeks.

Here are the a few sights of NZ North Island :

One of the beaches we discovered wandering aimlessly

The view taken uphill from Thames to Coromandel

Sights of Alexander's Farm the location of Hobbit

I can't remember where this was taken, could be Coromandel

The Blue Lake near Rotorua

The view from Eagle Retreat, our home for four days in Rotorua.

There are more cows and sheeps in NZ than there are people

The view on top after the ride of Wellington tram.

Short getaways :  PD Avillion

This is what Bang Ip and Kakak Lia is there for

Bang Ip the doting brother (thank God for a son like Bang Ip)