King Mindaugas Bridge, Hill of Gediminas’ Castle and the Tower
A Postcrossing postcard from Elena who lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Thanks Elena!
Year: 2009
Hellevoetsluis
A Postcrossing postcard from Hans in Holland.
Hellevoetsluis is an old maritime town in Holland.
Thanks Hans!
Norwegian Hotel
A Postcrossing postcard from Stine in Norway.
Stine works as a receptionist at this hotel.
Thanks Stine!
Castlefield Urban Heritage Park, Manchester
A Postcrossing postcard from James in Manchester.
That stamp of St David’s Cathedral (Wales) is beautiful, too.
Thanks James!
Wellington Cable Car
On the last morning of my journey, before I left for home, we went for a trip on the Wellington Cable Car.
Here’s a video of the short trip. If you only have a brief time in town, this is a “must do”, it’s cheap, quick, and you get to see a lot of the city in one go.
Up the top there’s a museum which describes the history of the cable car, plus the botanical gardens, planitarium and a cafe.
I only had an hour or two before my flight, so this was the best way to spend an hour.
Lake Taupo
Taupo is a huge freshwater lake in the middle of the North Island. It’s
surrounded by picturesque mountains, gravelly beaches, pine trees, and green
grass.
There’s something about seeing so much freshwater in one place that
impresses a parched aussie like me.
There was an ironman competition here yesterday. The winning time was
almost nine hours. Can you imagine running, swimming and cycling for that
long?
Waiotapu Thermal Park
At the Waiotapu Thermal Park there’s a large area of thermal pools all
colored by different chemicals that occur naturally in the water.
My specs fogged up from all the steam.
Boiling Mud
We’re off the ship and exploring New Zealand.
Here’s some quick shots of some thermal mud pools at Waiotapu today. It
looks like something from another planet. And smells like it too 🙂
The ground is still rocking. We haven’t quite got used to being off the
ship.