New Zealand Trip Day 6 & 7

After 2 days of resting in Auckland we continued our road trip again...visited the Hobbiton Movie Set  from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogy...It was a fascinating two-hour guided tour.

2 hours of driving again~ 

Reach Matamata (a town) around 10am...

That's the information centre behind me...

drove another 20 mins to the Hobbition Movie Set...

Forgot how much we paid for the entrance fee but it's  not cheap tho... 

The set has been completely rebuilt and can be seen as it appeared in the films...

I'm not a fan of The Lord of The Ring and I did not watch the movie as well...Lol...But I did watch the latest one The Hobbit and I think the movie was alright...

A group photo of us! =)

This is Bilbo's hobbit hole... 

Actually it's empty inside every hobbit holes...Lol...

The 'Party Tree' inside the movie...





The Green Dragon Inn...This is the last stop of the tour before we leave that place...

Just for interest sake, The Green Dragon featured in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy as the local meeting place for all the residents of Hobbiton...It was the perfect place to slake their thirst, enjoy a meal and gossip about the comings and goings of The Shire...The inn also makes an appearance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey...

All the interior scenes for the films were shot in studios in Wellington, but now that same interior has been faithfully recreated at Hobbiton Movie Set...

Now people can walk to The Green Dragon as part of their tour and can step inside this amazing building.

All visitors get to receive a complimentary drink (cider or ginger beer) ^^ 

Beef pie that is not free...Lol...

It was a nice tour...If you are going here's the website page...

went Tauranga after the tour...It's another town in Nz...I was not feeling well after the trip =( Feeling sick and loss of appetite for the continuos days...

ate only 3 slices of bread for the whole day! T__T

Kevin brought us to the famous FIsh and Chips place...I don't have appetite and I did not order any...Ate Mr.Dar's and it was really good!!! The best Fish and Chips...If only I have appetite! =(

After that they all went for a walk along the beautiful beach and I'm staying in the car ! =(

Had Dim Sum the next day before leaving to Queenstown... =)

Ate not much as well...Why oh why?!?! But the Dim Sum there was really good...



Went to self service car wash station to wash our car before returning it...

So cool how I wish Kuching has this thing...Lol...but no one is willing to pay and wash their own car in Malaysia we have Rm10 car wash...lol...But NZ car wash costs a lot that's why people do wash their car themselves...

This thing is really cool tho they have wax and vacuum here too...Of course there's time limit...the more you pay the longer you can wash...lol...

walked back to our hostel and rest after the long and tiring road trip...

Had dinner some where near our hostel...

The food was good but too bad I did not finish my Teriyaki Chicken set! =( Thought that I am feeling a bit better but who knows I still don't have appetite to eat... =(  Normally I can finish everything on the table...lol...

Queenstown on Day 8! =)

New Zealand Trip Day 3,4 & 5

Woke up early morning 6am and we saw our car turned into a frozen car...lol...we had to use water to remove the ice on our car...

A layer of ice on the grass as well...so pretty~

and woke up to this beautiful view~ That's the gas..

Headed to Huka Falls for beautiful waterfalls...

Never expect a waterfall could be this beautiful and scary in the mean time...lol...

It was so so so so cold!!!

The waterfalls behind me~ SO BEAUTIFUl~ Heavenly beauty~ 

But actually I'm a lil bit afraid of the waterfall...Never seen a waterfall this scary before...The water flows so fast! 

Spot the lil rainbow not? =)

There's actually a Jet that take you to the base of the mighty Huka Falls...Not only a normal jet boat ride but combine 360° spins and passing nature by incredibly close at disorientating speeds...

Too bad we don't have time for it! =(  That's one of activity in my to-do-list...How disappointed! 

If you are interested, the 30 mins Jet boat ride costs $109! 

Headed to that snowy mountain after that...It's Mount Ruapehu, an active volcano in Nz...There's a ski field beside Mount Ruapehu called Turoa...

Beautiful Mount Ruapehu~

I was so so happy to see SNOW!!! *sakai chin  HAHAHA...

Big PEACE for me! =D 

Actually it was not that cold on the mountain mainly because it was so sunny that morning...

Never forget a Jump Shot! Haha...too Happy~

Played snow fight with friends...Never expect hit by a snowball can be so painful...

Take only pictures, leave only FOOTPRINTS~ ^^

wanted to drive further up to the mountain but failed! 

chained out car tyres using snow chains but it does't fit the tyre == Or maybe the guys don't even know how to do the correct way! Lol...So at the end we did not manage to get to the ski field...

Headed to our last destination before going back to Auckland...

Fluffy sheep everywhere on the mountain~ ^^

Waitomo Caves, a famous Glowworms cave in New Zealand...Waitomo Glowworm Caves are a must see in New Zealand...

Had lunch at a cafe there before entering the cave...

Again we were so unlucky because we did not get to ride the world's famous boat ride under thousands of magical glowworms! T___T

Reached there at 2pm and it was so quiet that day so the last tour at 3pm was cancelled! and the 2.30pm tour was already full...so we had no choice but to choose another package which did not come with the boat ride...

Disappointed again! =(

We get to see the glowworms too but not as many as the one with the boat ride...

So this is the glowworms...

Not the vertical one but the horizontal one...lol...You understand me? We only get to see a small bunch of glowworms...No pictures of them glowing because we are not allowed to take pictures of them...

Pictures below I took it from their website...We will get to see thousands of them if we were on the boat ride! T_____T 

You can watch the video here...It's really amazing! =)



Anyways we all had a great day! 

Headed back to Auckland after a long long day...Few hours of driving was really tiring (definitely drove more than 6 hours a day) but luckily I'm not the driver...lol...

Nick doze off while driving luckily we were all safe and I'm still here writing my blog...lol...

Kevin brought us to a 'La Mian' place to have our dinner...

And surprisingly the Spicy Beef noodle taste so good! Yummy I finished my own bowl of 'La Mian' and also half of Mr.Dar's... and it's only $7 so cheap...Where else can you find cheap and yummy food in Nz or Aussie pls tell me ;)

Seafood fried dumplings was yummy too~ =p

Had dessert after dinner...Chilled at Hulu Cat near city...

My caramel pearl milk tea...The pearl milk tea here beats a lot of shops back in Kuching already...Even Chatime pearl milk tea doesn't taste as good...

Tour around the city the next day morning...

Went to Mount Eden, the second highest natural point in the whole of the Auckland region...It is now an inactive volcano...

The impressive bowl-like crater is 50-metres deep...

CIty view from the top of the mountain...



Next stop, One Tree Hill...

It's another Volcanic peak in Auckland...

Went to Piha Beach after that...

Behind me is the Lion Rock...

Carl's Jr. for dinner! The BEST burger...

Visited the Museum on Day 5...Nothing much to do on that day too...lol...




Next post - Hobbiton!