Rotorua trip sepintas lalu

yeayyyyyyyy!!!! 

I am back from my holiday ... arrived home 3.5 hours ago ...terasa cepat masa berlalu ..pejam celik pejam celik dah 4 malam 5 hari ....but it was a great break ...here's my posting on the trip sepintas lalu..posting lain akan menyusul ngan lebih detailed

I decided to go for break ..sebab masa long Christmas break aritu aku cuma ambik a few days off jer ..so pas settle data entry, I did an impulsive booking lol ..book backpacker dulu then book bus ...pas settle baru bagitau supervisor yang aky akan gi cuti hahaha ...not that I expect him to object but usually I think more than 10 kali kalau nak gi cuti ...rasa bersalah nak tinggalkan kerja half done ..but my suervisor was all for it ..in fact siap kata I should learn to let go - hahaha ..so akak pergi cuti ngan senang ati ...

Percutian mega tu naik bus ajer hahaha sebab tak mampu naik flight ..kalau naik flight over $300 return - sebab book lambat kan ..kalau book awal murah sket ..so naik Intercity Bus - return trip costs me only $47.00 but jenuh le dok dalam bus sebab perjalanan dalam 7-8 jam but murah punya pasal ..road trip pun road trip lah! 

Lake Rotorua

Day 1: Started on Thurs 29th Jan - took an early morning bus from Welly - sampai Rotorua kol 3.00 ptg. Pas checked in into my backpackers at Hinemoa Street, aku lepak jap to rehat2 ..weather was so sunny and wonderful, so by 5.00pm aku kuar to check out the town. Ended up lepak2 at the lake front ...menghadap Lake Rotorua ..a good start to the day! 

Day 2: Hari yang ditunggu tunggu ..pagi tu aku join the Hobbiton Tour! OMG it was amazing ...tak sangka aku jejak kaki ke movie set tu hahaha ...costs me $107 for a trip from Rotorua to Matamata, including return transport, entrance fee and guide :-) posting akan menyusul nanti. Then malam nya I went with a few people yang aku jumpa masa trip nie to Polynesian Spa - also an amazing time! 

Champagne Pool, Wai-o-tapu

Day 3: Pagi tu I gi merayap ke Wai-o-tapu - the thermal wonderland. The sceneries there are amazing ..steam coming out from the ground ...the heat ..the wonderful colour ...ada mud pool, champagne pool ..again, posting with photos akan menyusul. This place is out of town, so I book a transport untuk ke sana. Book from i-Site jer masa tu for $70 inc entrance fee and returned transport with pick up depan hostel.  and petang tu, I went for Lake tours with Duck Tour, visiting 3 major lakes in the area: Lake Okareka, Lake Tikitipu and Lake Tarawera

Day 4: My last day untuk jejalan. Pagi tu I gi Whakarewarewa (pronounced as Fa-ka-rewa-rewa). It is a living Maori village located just at the outskirt of town. Aku beli tiket kat i-Site at discounted rate of $30. Usually entrance fee more than that. then pas abis tu, last chance ronda ronda town..so I went to Government Garden and took photos kat situ ajer ..ujan cut short my jalan jalan

Day 5: Balik Welly :-)

Now, as I am typing this, I am waiting for my laundry. Hahaha kena basuh baju yang bertimbun and pas nie nak masak maggie ..lapar!

But one thing for sure, I sure had fun in Rotorua. Have not done solo travelling since Shanghai :-) now tak sabar nak jejalan Bangkok plak ..