Queenstown, New Zealand: One of a Kind

[Jessica de Heij]

Queenstown - oh yeah, baby! Every tourist that goes to New Zealand also goes to Queenstown. You would think it's really big, but it isn't. It's just an little town where the most tourist come to party and the locals to enjoy the amazing ski area called "The Remarkables". The town was actually named after a queen Victoria because of it's beauty. A town fit for a queen.

I don't know if Queen Victoria was beautiful, but Queenstown was definitely amazing. OK, it was overcrowded with tourists but that was exactly nice for a change. For the last couple of weeks I felt sometimes like the only tourist in New Zealand. Crazy, right?

The first day I went for a walk to the skyline. You could also take the Gondola, but I decided to walk. Much cheaper and more time to make beautiful pictures. It took me 2 hours to get the top. I was totally exhausted when I finally reached the top, but it was totally worth it. It was one of the most amazing views I've ever seen. The sky was blue so you could see as far as the eye could see. I took like a million pictures while I tried to catch my breath. Look at this amazing view....

On the top you have some tacky tourist shops and overpriced coffee, so I didn't stay too long. I took another route down; it took me along a old waterpipe, one of the first of this area. It was a beautiful way down, and in the afternoon I walked along Lake Wakatipu with the amazing mountains in the background.

I now knew why everyone stayed here, it's such a magical place. One of a kind....