Monday, January 28, 2008

What Doctor Do I Go To For Bloody Stools?

New Zealand - South Island Part II

The journey goes on ... Not far from the mystical scenery of the south-west lies the popular tourist destination, Queenstown, both in summer and in winter is also reportedly flooded by almost adventurous traveler. Although in the nice little place much more going on than in the rest of the otherwise lonely and abandoned acting South Island, flooding was still the question. Quite the opposite - a few hours Fuszmarsch and one has the natural again all by herself. Because if you have only once reached the top of the 'Ben Lomond' and surrounded by lakes in the direction of the seemingly endless Southern Alps looks, then make only the one many chamois society.



Just a few miles away you return to the West Coast, from the glaciers and sandy beaches are so close together like ...
But it took hours to let these few Straszenkilometer behind us. For behind every corner waving views to us just to astound ...



What a luck that The days here are pretty long in the New Zealand summer. Only around 21.30 clock, the sun disappears below the horizon. And so it was that we experienced in spite of a long drive a breathtaking sunset on a virgin beach.



And after in recent days, the magnificent glacier exploring the west coast, hundreds of kilometers long, was sailing off the coast, clear rivers discovered the canyons, we were ushered on board a WAHOO, we knew it was about time is goodbye to take - to take leave of this heavenly piece of earth.









After two adventurous weeks we verlieszen the South Island and headed to the ferry on the way towards Wellington ...

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Kinesiology Tape Columbus, Oh

New Zealand - South Island Part I

Turquoise lakes, rain forests, glaciers, steep cliffs, lush green hills and deserted beaches, in no other country in the world do you get the inside few thousand square miles to see. And if you do not just our nice friends from the north comes along (Piefkes here's a dime a dozen), you have all this for himself alone ...



No wonder, for here live only 4 million people. In addition to 40 million sheep, this number is almost vanishingly small. Only very sparsely populated, the southern island of New Zealand - and wants to penetrate even further into the country, we find soon again on dirt Strasz. How good that we have the foresight to hire the same time a terrain vehicle. Because some say to us, our Toyoto Prado V6, the drinks more than his driver brought to places we would otherwise probably reach very difficult ...




But even more beautiful than from below, one can survey the landscape of this unique island from above. Because when you climb one of the countless mountains and then to see the world from above, it almost seems as if there were Fueszen to them. Far into the horizon, there is nothing but mountains, kitschy blue lakes and grasslands where the eye can see.


Marches to have a little further in the direction of the New Zealand Alps, one reaches the glacier, which left deep cuts in the landscape.




Few Straszenkilometer marches later the knowledge about green hills and sandy beaches and suddenly appear behind the eternally vast ocean. While seals basking on the rocks protruding from the water, penguins march past and it puts itself feels like another world.


As from another world appear the fjords that rise in the south-west of the island far inland. A morning cruise takes us past waterfalls Impossant by the Milford sound out into the open sea.



Monday, January 14, 2008

Death Aniverssary Cards

Blue Mountains, Melbourne & Great Ocean Road

After the beautiful beaches of Australia's east coast have left behind us, it was now time to become a little deeper into the interior of Australia's vorzustoszen ...
The trip took us to the "Blue Mountains", a National Park near Sydney. We followed the invitation of my uncle Grosz and walked with him and two Swedes by the impressive canyons and scrub forests of the Australian hinterland ...



Further, the trip was to Melbourne. The beautiful city brought us not only astounded but also to the sweating - and the powerful. Clear skies and temperatures around 40 degrees we were received in the Australian arts and sports mecca. But the views which offered us there lieszen us forget the heat ...



Nearly 24 hours later, everything was different. We arrived at the breathtaking Great Ocean Road "and could believe our eyes when we looked at the thermometer. The weather was still unique, but the temperatures had dropped to 20 degrees. Nevertheless, we are the impressions of the beautiful south coast are constantly to be remembered - these beautiful beaches, cliffs and sunsets you can not just forget ...




Just four weeks we have spent in Australia. And although this leave for one or other appears to be quite long, was the time for this vast continent still too short. So much there would be here to see and experience so much. Australia, we'll meet again ...

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Definitive Piano Improvisation

New Years in Sydney ...

When we needed after this extensive Christmas a little relaxation, we spent several days on the coast, before it's started to the Sydney.



As Sydney's New Year's Eve erfahrungsgemaesz completely booked out, we were allowed to quartered at my cousin Grosz, which I had never seen before in my life - was quite amuessant! And once again we witnessed the Australian hospitality - simply the Hausschluessel, being presented and come and go whenever you want ... Thanks again to Frank and Colette, who enables us all!

stay in Sydney itself was just awesome - great weather, a spectacular skyline, wonderfully friendly people and hundreds of thousands of people on New Years Eve ...





We, too, mingled with the 1 million Australians and tourists who had gathered around the harbor and enjoyed some beers, and also the gigantic fireworks display that was ignited by the Harbour Bridge.


the New Year's Day we spent in a cozy atmosphere at my uncle Grosz, who emigrated with his family to Australia in 1956 and since then living here.


tennis, chilling in the pool and an extensive sauna session focused on the program before we lieszen end the evening with Frank and his girlfriend with pizza, wine and music ... Stoakogler Once Styria, Styrian always!

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Down Under - Christmas in Australia

Countless times we have just a little boy dreaming of ever visit to Australia once. And suddenly it has come ... Am 16.12. we reached Cairns and first entered Australian soil!
After we picked up the reserved rental car at the airport's went off to the coast. But first there was some other hurdles to overcome ... Automatic switching and transport links - who has seen this shift before, weisz that it takes a while to get used to the 'new environment'. The one time or another you press the windshield wiper well, although it is not raining. And the search for the shift frequently ends with the 'call waiting' on the right Seitentuer ...


But the excitement over the beautiful Australian coastal landscape liesz us these teething problems are quickly forgotten. And this anticipation was rewarded - there is now hardly beaches on the east coast, where we have not left our Fuszabdruecke. In short: the last few weeks have been just wonderful! And the photos speak for itself ...






experienced schlieszlich At Christmas we also demonstrate for the notorious Australian hospitality ... As our Christmas destination 'Surfers Paradise' reached, had a low reached the east coast and it started to rain already slightly. After we had enjoyed an excellent Christmas dinner (kangaroo steaks and other Australian BBQ specialties) we went with our flashing Weihnachtsmannmuetzen and a crate of beer from the beach, where we Rettungschwimmerhuette found a shelter.


Apparently our Santa Claus outfit was so striking that we had picked up soon Strandspaziergaenger and invited to their Christmas party at home. "At home" in this case was not far away - because the house or villa (modest 6.5 million euros worth) was right on the beach. The house besasz not only countless guest rooms and Grosz screens, but also a huge gym and even a private cinema (!!!) - simply unbelievable ... In any case, we were there about five families so warmly received, as if we were part of the family. The five Styrian seen such a globetrotter wet-Merry Christmas among millionaires.



Well, would not have been our caps, we had not experienced the most - Betty, thank!