Rotorua-Wellington Family Trip Winter 2014

Hi all!

It's been two weeks since I came back to school for my second term. I've been so stumped up with schoolwork (the struggles of being in fast-track) that I haven't been able to post here for the past two months :(

My family came to visit nearing the beginning of my winter break. They spent two weeks here while I was still in school, and got to spend one out of three weeks of winter break with me. In that one week, we went to Rotorua and Wellington (to extend my passport but was promptly declined because it was too early to do so :P)

Mt Ruapehu! We didn't go skiing there this time due to lack of time :P

 

The Luge ride at Rotorua! Absolutely loved it! As they said, once is NEVER enough. My brother and I got to get on it twice, first time in the beginner's track, and second in the intermediate track (it started raining then!). The second ride, coupled with the rain, was definitely the more exhilarating experience! <3

Going up after the second ride!

Hobbiton! We got really lucky that it didn't rain during our tour. It started raining after we returned to the starting point. We got to know some tricks they used in the movies, and got some drinks at the Green Dragon Inn.

This is Zealandia in Wellington! It's a huge, fenced sanctuary for birds, insects, and many other creatures.

This is the view from Mt Victoria back in Auckland :)

That's it for now. Hopefully you enjoyed these photos! I just conquered all my homework for four subjects as soon as I got back from school yesterday so yesterday's night sleep was just ah-mazing. I'm out to get myself some nice sunlight walking a kilometre to Westfield St Lukes!

However. College exams are coming up in two weeks! Not long after will be the final exams.Time really flies...

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Thank you so much for reading and have a wonderful weekend! xx

Lots of love,

アリシア

Now listening: My Favourite Things - The Sound of Music (Piano)