Day 5: Christchurch to Queenstown

Continuing on my NZ trip early this year. Yes finally! After so many other distractions- like blogging about food and my day trip to Malaysia.

Day 5 was a pretty long travelling day as we made our way across the South Island- from Christchurch to Queestown. Enjoyed the pretty sights of the South Island but could not have enough time to soak in the peacefulness and feel totally immersed in the landscape.

First stop of the day was a stop at a Souvenir Store. And behind this souvenir store had interesting animal!

Unfortunately, I can't recall what the name of this animal is! But I must say that NZ has a range of interesting animals that is really unique to its country. Just like the Kiwi Bird. And this mysterious animal is one of the few that I have met during this trip.

Continuing to Lake Tekapo.

This is really one of the most peaceful places on planet Earth. The surroundings were so silent and serene and so ideal for a stressed out person from the city that needs a lil me-time.

We had lunch at a cafe that sits besides Lake Tekapo.

My heart- shaped decaf cappuccino. I heart decaf.

The view made it was one of the better lunches I had in NZ. I really wished that we had more time to sit and enjoy our meal and the view. But we had a long distances to cover that particular day.

This was taken during my me-time walk after lunch. Beautiful....


Also overseeing Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd.

It's a tiny church but with a picture-perfect view.

The next must-see tourist location in the South Island- Mt Cook.

We only managed to view Mt Cook from afar. What I really wished to do was to do a small hike through an easy route of Mt Cook National Park but no, the tour package that I was on did not include so. What a real pity!

As we continue our journey towards Queenstown, we made a stop at Mrs Jones in Cromwell

We got ourself some very sweet and juicy peaches, apriots and nectarines. Yummy. We don't get such good quality non-tropical fruits in Singapore. The avocados were great too!

Also, stealing a quick ice cream treat at the fruit stall.

This wasn't one of the best ice cream I ate during my stay in NZ, although it was freshly prepared with fresh fruits. I chose some berry flavors so the ice cream ended having lots of tiny seeds that get easily caught in my teeth!

New Zealand is definetly the adventure capital of the world. Here's some crazy-adventurous people jumping off a cliff.

And finally we have arrived in Queenstown!

Queenstown reminds me slightly of San Diego. It must be the broadwalk and the presence of the waterbody (but without the mountains). It's really a tourist hive. But I like it! It's one of the most bustling places in NZ. And it has a pretty view of Lake Wakatipu.

Yes, I think if I was given a choice of which town/state to settle in in NZ, I would choose to live in Queenstown! I feel in love with the town almost as soon as I got there. And I didn't mentioned that the houses there in Queenstown are pretty too!