Thursday, 22 January 2009

Rotorua

From the moment you arrive in Rotorua you know you're somewhere quite different...because it stinks! The smell of sulphur produced by the nearby geothermal hotspots is characteristic of Rotorua.

Despite the smell, Rotorua is a great place - there are spouting geysers, boiling mud pools and warm geothermal springs. And when you get bored of all that there are amazing lakes and lots of green space to enjoy.


As soon as we got to the centre the whiff hit us, it was these mud pools so we had to check them out to see what all the smell was about!


Bowls on the green, how English!

Those little black things are loads of ducks!


Some more geothermal activity


Beautiful lake just down the road from where we were staying
Boadwalk walk views...
We walked around another lake for the lovely views but also for the chance to nosey at all the posh houses on the lake front!
Black swan with her babies, cute!


Lying in this pool was like being in a giant outside bath

All I need are some bubbles!

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