Day 24 – Fox Glacier to Queenstown

A major storm hit during the night.  In pelting rain we drove the next day to Queenstown, the center of extreme sports such as zip lining, bungee jumping, canyon swinging, luging & skydiving.

Rain has its own kind of beauty.

In Europe lovers hang locks with notes on fences.  Remember Cologne and Prague, Grand European River Cruise mates?  In NZ ladies hang their colorful bras  Double click on picture for a close-up. You’ve got to love the Kiwi gals.

This area contains a number of heritage buildings, remnants of the gold rush.

Descending into Queenstown

The sun broke through the clouds for a spell.

In the winter Queenstown accommodates skiers.  The town looks like a Colorado ski resort, much like Aspen.  We stayed in the uber-modern Rees Hotel.

A seven story resort hotel, every room sports a view of the lake.

The lobby

View of the lake from our room

View of the mountain range, the Remarkables, where the ski lifts are located.  The name sounds like the title of a Pixar film.

Wild angular style–an architect’s mad dream

Industrial design

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Too tired to do much else, we unloaded our photos & footage and did some blogging.

Unfortunately, it poured during the remainder of our time in Queenstown.  Dang it, no bungee jumping or skydiving for us. LOL.

Thank you, Mary Lou, for suggesting we dine at Botswana Butchery.  Our Aussie fellow glacier climbers, Alan & Cheryl, and we ate dinner here.  The guys shared the gigantic, slow-roasted  lamb shoulder.  Both of them echoed your words, a meal “to die for.”  I ordered the lobster risotto, and Cheryl, the lamb pasta.  We were seated next to a cozy fireplace, a nice addition on this rainy evening.