2015年1月11日日曜日

ニュージーランド旅行記1(My New Zealand Trip Nov 2014,Christchurch to Franz Josef)

                            My New Zealand and Western Australia Trip
                            旅程 -itinerary- 10 Nov 2014 to 5 Jan 2015
10 Nov: Narita Japan to Christchurch NZ via Singapore (Flight:Singapore Airline)
11-12 Nov: Christchurch 
13 Nov: Christchurch to Franz Josef via Greymouth (Train:Tranz Alpine Rail)
14 Nov: Franz Josef to Queenstown via Haast (Bus:Newmans Coach)
15-16 Nov: Queenstown
17 Nov: Queenstown to Invercargill (Bus:InterCity)
18 Nov: Invercargill to Stewart Island one day Return trip via Bluff (Bus and Ferry:Stewart Island Experience)
19 Nov: Invercargill to Dunedin via Gore (Bus:InterCity)
20 Nov: Dunedin
21 Nov: Dunedin to Queenstown via Middlemarch 
(Train: Taieri Gorge Railway and a connection Bus from Middlemarch to Queenstown) 
22 Nov: Queenstown
23 Nov: Queenstown to Lake Tekapo (Bus:Newmans Coach)
24-26 Nov: Lake Tekapo
27 Nov: Lake Tekapo to Dunedin via Cromwell (Bus: Atomic Shuttle Bus)
28-30 Nov: Dunedin
1 December: Dunedin to Christchurch (Bus:InterCity)
2 Dec: Christchurch
3 Dec: Christchurch to Perth WA Australia via Auckland NZ (Flight: Air New Zealand)
4 Dec- 5 Jan 2015: WA Australia


Day 1
10 Nov 2014 Mon
Narita Airport Departure 11:10AM
My fist time visiting New Zealand
Travelling alone in South Island and Stewart Island for 3 weeks. 
Day 2 11 Nov Tue

11:00 AM Christchurch Airport Bus stop
take a Metro Bus No.29 to city
fare$8 cash only

Accommodation
Dorset House Backpackers
20 min by Bus to city

Hagley Park
Botanic garden, Avon River, CanterburyMuseum are all this area.



Cantebury Museum
Free entrance. Free guided tour is very good,
worth to visit on the first day at Christchurch.



Botanic Garden :Rose garden is lovely.

The Christchurch trams have resumed the service partly since the massive earthquake in 2011.


Day 3
12 Nov Wed
collapsed Christchurch Cathedral massive earthquake hit in Canterbury area on 22 Feb 2011


shopping mall on Cashel St.


the edge of New Brighton
Luckily,I encountered migratorybirds. I was watching them for a while. 
I found so many birds in NZ and I realised they are so beautiful. 
(Metro bus No.5 from city to New Brighton 20 min $3.50)






Day 4
13 Nov Thu
TranzAlpine Railway $236(Single)
Departure from Christchurch Railway station at 8:15 AM.
the station is 4km away from central town, better to book a pickup shuttle $7 from hotel.


These photos are a view from TranzAlpine. 
4.5 hours rail travel was good experience.






some passangers left here and got return.




From the last stop Greymouth Train station, I got on a connection bus.
The bus stopped at several points on the way to FranzJosef Glacier. 
I enjoyed the bus tour as well, no time to fall asleep,kept taking photos.












Arrival at Franz Josef Glacier at 17:05.








Accommodation at Franz Josef
10 Cottages

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Franz Josef to Queenstown

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