ニュージーランド旅行記4(My New Zealand Trip Nov 2014,Invercargill to Dunedin)

Day 10
19 Nov Wed

InterCity Bus departure from Invercargill at 8:45AM,

3.75 hours drive for Dudedin.

Arrived in Dunedin at 12:35.

''Dunedin'' the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, is known as the Edinburgh of the South.
There are many Scottish style architecture in Dunedin.
I love Scotland, that is the main reason for staying longer in Dunedin.

Accommodation
Manor House Backpackers
very steep slope

I love these handsrafts mice.
I've been looking for handcraft mouse door stop.

Municipal Chambers  1880,1989
Octagon,Danedin

Knox Church

Municipal Chambers  1880,1989
Octagon,Danedin

The Speight's Ale House

street shot

street shot
I used to love Casino and always played roulette when I go overseas, but I quit these days.

Day 11

20 Nov Thu

Otago Settlers Museum

I tried to wear same kind of dress there.
I looked okay but it was so heavy and uncorfortable.

Dunedin Railway station (Taieri Gorge Railway departure from here)

entrance hall

Cadbury World (Chocolate Factory)

First Church

First Church

Otago Boys High School
It's so gorgeous.

The Speight's Brewery

pint of Gold Medal Ale and seafood chowder.

street shot

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ニュージーランド旅行記3(My New Zealand Trip Nov 2014,Queenstown to Invercargill and Stewart Island)

Day 8
17 Nov Mon

InterCity Bus departure from Queenstown at 6:55AM,
3 hours drive for Invercargill.

At the crossing Tay St. and Dee St.
Invercargill town central is a bit far away from long distance Bus station which is near i site and Queens Park,
walked about 15 min to get to main accommodations in town.
It was hard to carry my heavy suitcase to find my hotel.

Accommodation
Invercargill Apartment Hotel

main street

this Starbucks coffee is a bit famous because...

You can see this plate on the wall.
I missed the world's northernmost Mcdonald in Russia,
instead of that, I was happy to reach here.

bought a tumbler as a souvenir.

I left the World Most Southern Starbucks and went to Queens Park.

It's huge. there are many gardens and animals.

Visited Southland Museum and saw some TUATARA.
Henry is over 100 years old male tuatara.

winter garden house in Queens Park.

Animal Park in Queens Park.
Free entrance. I really enjoyed a couple of hours here.

this is Water Tower, built in 1889.Victorian style.

First Church

Civic Theatre 1906

Day 9
18 Nov Tue

St Mary's Basilica 1905

Sunny in the morning.
our ferry departed from Bluff port which is 27km away from Invercargill by bus.
It took 1 hour by Ferry.

Arrived at Stewart Island which is 32km southwest of South Island NZ.
The Foveaux Strait was so rough, glad I survived..

Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island

joined an Island Village and Bays Tour.
It was getting gray weather...

old public phone on the tree. very interesting looking.

OBAN is an old name of Halfmoon Bay.
sounds familiar to Oban of Scotland.

back in Bluff port.
I got pale complexion,but just survived.

I found a brewery in Invercargill, that made me so happy after the hard ferry trip.
I  had some beer tasting and bought some souvenir and a bottle of beer.

I Love BREWERY !

got some T-shirts and a bottle of IPA.

at hotel.
Taste so good. 1.25L $11.20 excellent !

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Invercargill to Dunedin