NZ TRIP DAY 1

Got on a bus to the nearest train station in Toowong to catch a train to the central station. Met up with my other friends at the station and headed to the Brisbane International Terminal around 4.30pm to catch the 1830 flight. Failed to check in because we didn't bring along our student visa for verification and we had to go online to download our E-visa as a proof to get checked in for the flight to New Zealand. Finally, we were done with the check in and got in the plane for a 3.5 hours flight to Christchurch. By the time we reached Christchurch, it was already 12am. Rented a car at the airport and had a cup of coffee before we started our journey way down to Queenstown. The weather is freezing cold by the time we stepped out of the terminal! Quickly, we took our very 1st picture outside the terminal and rushed to the car in no time.

It was really a very long ride to Queenstown. It took about 8 hours to reach Queenstown. Checked in to Alpine Village. The place was really awesome! The scenery was incredibly stunning! Most of the place was covered with thin snow and this was the very 1st time for me to get so close with SNOW! Everyone was so tired and exhausted after the long ride from Christchurch. After bath, we slept for about 2 hours and started our visit around the town.

1st, we went to the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown. Had our photo shooting session and of course the Luge! It was really fun! We saw people playing bungee, it was really terrifying! Had our late lunch at the cafe up at the mountain and headed down to the town to grabbed some ingredients which we planned to have steamboat at our resort! After that, we were all off to bed in no time!

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