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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Lake Taupo, Huka Falls, Geothermal Areas, Waitomo Caves, Kawhia...and more!



I hea koe?
I Taupō au.



I had a few lovely days in Taupo, on the lake, good family time and a few dips in the thermal pools.










To see nearby: the fantastic Huka Falls







And the geothermal areas: first a look at a geothermal power plant




And then the Craters of the Moon geothermal site. The signs are clear...




and numerous....




We kept to the path, but our feet were hot!




Then we travelled north ...



And stopped to visit the famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves. These are great but no photos can be taken inside, so look here! A magical experience! Below is the cave exit...



In Waitomo we stayed in the historic and charming Waitomo Caves Hotel



More travelling: wild animals in the back seats:


And a few amazing sites on the way: Mangapohue Natural Limestone Bridge






And the Marokopa Falls. All these sites are reachable by short walks in the bush.





In the car again, on the road to...




Our final destination before turning back to Auckland: the charming harbour and village of Kawhia



Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©


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7 comments:

  1. enzaJanuary 21, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    quelle grotte sono citate anche alle grotte di frasassi (e anche lì no photo inside).
    bellissimo tour fotografico, quante ore di volo da qui?
    :D
    ah particolare non trascurabile: bellissimi sandali :D

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  2. UnknownJanuary 22, 2010 at 1:17 AM

    Uauu! Vien voglia di fare le valigie e partire!
    Ben tornata,
    Ilaria

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  3. SarettaJanuary 22, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    Mamma mia Alessandra che meraviglia!Sogno sempre di più la NZ!!Ha ragione Enzina, sandali so cool!bacione

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  4. AlessandraJanuary 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Sono stata alle grotte di Frasassi da bambina, che belle! Qui la cosa piu' bella sono proprio quelle luci bellissime dei glowworms, mentre si gira in barca in silenzio e si guarda in alto ed e' tutto buio ma sembra di essere in mezzo and universo super stellato...


    ragazze, vi aspetto tutte in NZ!

    (ma non da Marzo a Ottobre, perche' dovrei essere in Italia io!)

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    Oh, thank you for bringing us with you for this trip !
    The waters at Huka Falls look amazing !

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  6. MammazanJanuary 22, 2010 at 7:45 PM

    Salve!!!
    Graie per la gradita visita che ricambio molto volentieri..
    Ed è sempre una bella sorpresa conoscere nuove amiche così lontane ma vicine grazie al web...una cosa meravigliosa!!
    Complimenti per il tuo bellissimo, interessante blog...c'è da perdersi con tutte le belle immagini e ricette!!
    A presto allora!!
    Grazia

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  7. BarbaraJanuary 31, 2010 at 1:20 AM

    I really enjoyed seeing your NZ photos Alessandra. Huka Falls looks terrific. We stayed at that Waitomo Hotel about 30 years ago. We were the only guests and the staff had a raging party about two rooms down from us.

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