This is my first trip to Queenstown, brought on by my daughter’s wedding. Relatives from Hong Kong, Canada came to the wedding. After the event my husband’s side of the family and us took a trip to South Island – the first stop: Queenstown.
On arrival the waterfront is so picturesque; I am taken in at once. The mountain ridges show themselves like outstretched fingers dipped into the ocean. The water in its clear turquoise colour looks refreshing. I thought North Island is beautiful but Queenstown, stunning.
A stroll along the water’s edge I see a lot of tourists. There are roadside musicians playing guitars. A group of Asian lady tourists are dancing to a young musician’s guitar music and his singing while his companion, a young lady, join in the dancing.
We go up in the gondola and have a most shockingly beautiful view of Queenstown from above. I can see the two headlands (one a golf course), all covered in green – tall fir trees, patches of grass and surrounded by blue water. It has a visual effect of vastness, spaciousness. There are some settlements outside these two headlands and yet they do not enforce a busy environment but rather a decoration.
On arrival the waterfront is so picturesque; I am taken in at once. The mountain ridges show themselves like outstretched fingers dipped into the ocean. The water in its clear turquoise colour looks refreshing. I thought North Island is beautiful but Queenstown, stunning.
A stroll along the water’s edge I see a lot of tourists. There are roadside musicians playing guitars. A group of Asian lady tourists are dancing to a young musician’s guitar music and his singing while his companion, a young lady, join in the dancing.
We go up in the gondola and have a most shockingly beautiful view of Queenstown from above. I can see the two headlands (one a golf course), all covered in green – tall fir trees, patches of grass and surrounded by blue water. It has a visual effect of vastness, spaciousness. There are some settlements outside these two headlands and yet they do not enforce a busy environment but rather a decoration.