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by Virginia Soenksen   

Southern Alps

Southern Alps
First view of New Zealand!

Antarctic Center

Antarctic Center
Here's how I stack up next to penguins - look at the enormous emperor...

Antarctic Center

Antarctic Center
Daniel dressed as an explorer

Antarctic Center

Antarctic Center
Inside the igloo in the blizzard room. It got to 15 degrees below zero in there!

The Worchester

The Worchester
Our sitting room inside our Christchurch B&B

The Worchester

The Worchester

The Worchester

The Worchester

Christchurch Art's Museum

Christchurch Art's Museum

Christchurch

Christchurch
Worchester Blvd, one of the main roads of Christchurch, looking towards the...

Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch Cathedral
A beautiful church with a terrifying tower that we climbed

Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch Cathedral
Inside the sanctuary

Punting on the Avon

Punting on the Avon
Riding in the Venice-like boats through Christchurch

Punting on the Avon

Punting on the Avon
The old municipal building

Punting on the Avon

Punting on the Avon
A look at one of the passing boats

Art's Centre

Art's Centre
The amazing art's center on Worchester Blvd

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
They have dogwoods too!

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
The entrance to the spectacular rose gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
I love this picture

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
The greenhouse, filled with tropical plants

Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
For Amanda - the perfectly penis shaped cacti

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
A shot from the movie, of the lamppost

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
And the place where they filmed it, on a private farm near Christchurch

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
Me hiding behind the same tree as Lucy and Susan

Southern Alps

Southern Alps
This time from the ground

Beautiful lake

Beautiful lake

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
The village where the cast and crew stayed during filming, with lupin flowers...

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
The shot from the movie...

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
...and the real location

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
Peter being studly...

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
...and the real spot, part of a sheep farm

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
Daniel hefting one of the fake rocks

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
Being the Star Wars kid, only with the sword from the movie

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
The battlefield!

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
For Narnia, and Aslan!

Narnia Tour

Narnia Tour
Daniel stabbing me

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch Gondola
From the top of the gondola - look at that water!

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch Gondola
The city, as seen from the mountains

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch Gondola
The Pacific Ocean!

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch Gondola
The distance from the gondola to all the cities of the world

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch Gondola
Daniel at the hobbit-sized gondola building

Art's Centre

Art's Centre
Entrance to the main courtyard

Art's Centre

Art's Centre

Art's Centre

Art's Centre

Art's Centre

Art's Centre
Backstage, home of the best pizza in Christchurch. We could hear the...

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
On our way to see Rohan

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Inside the Land Rover with Glen, our driver

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Some of the spectacular NZ mountains

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Glen briefing us in the hurricane-level winds

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
The hill where the built Edoras, the main city of Rohan for Lord of the Rings

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Cloe, making faces as her dad takes pictures. She and her brother Eli...

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
The view of Rohan, but you have to imagine the 70 kmph winds!

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Standing where the Golden Hall once did

Edoras Tour

Edoras Tour
Daniel with Gimli's axe

Christchurch

Christchurch
The Bridge of Remembrance

Twizel

Twizel
One of the lakes around the town - this picture doesn't show how...

Twizel

Twizel
Another lake shot

Pelinor Fields Tour

Pelinor Fields Tour
Standing where they filmed the huge battle in Return of the King

Pelinor Fields Tour

Pelinor Fields Tour
The hill where the Rohan army rode over

Pelinor Fields Tour

Pelinor Fields Tour
Daniel killing the Witch King

Pelinor Fields Tour

Pelinor Fields Tour
What killed this wallaby? Was it orcs? The evil eye of Sauron? We may never know

Barriman's

Barriman's
Entrance to the only hobbit style hotel in the world

Barriman's

Barriman's

Barriman's

Barriman's

Barriman's

Barriman's

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
In the optical illusion room - I looked very small, Daniel looked very big

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
The tilted room! This place will make your head spin!

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
Daniel is actually falling down!

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
Guess how excited I was when I saw they had a Labyrinth?

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
Through dangers untold, and hardships unnumbered...despair begins to set in

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
We solved the Labyrinth!

Puzzleworld

Puzzleworld
The Roman bathhouse - always a fine choice

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Gandalf riding during the 'Fellowship'...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
...and in Deer Park Heights, with the mountain range named the Remarkables in...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Looking out at Helm's Deep...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
...and us in Eowyn's place

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
A red sun rises in the east...blood has been spilt this night

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
The mountainside Legolas charged down

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Legolas being a lookout...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
...and me on the same mountain. They flipped the image so that the bad guys...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Our tour got goofy, and we all decided to reinact the scene after...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
A view of the lake surrounding Queenstown

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
The assasins and oliphaunts

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
And the campsite where they filmed it all

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Lying where Sam and Frodo once were!

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Wearing Gimli's helmet

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
Dressed in one of the original hobbit cloak, carrying Sting, and it...

Middle Earth Tour

Middle Earth Tour
The river where they filmed the Argonath - the giant king statues in...

Glacier lakes

Glacier lakes
My first step into the glacier water - it was probably 15 degrees

Glacier lakes

Glacier lakes
Earning respect from the locals
article published 1/4/2007
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Thanks, Virginia! NZ is just beautiful! I wish it were not so FAR AWAY!! Looks like you had a truly wonderful trip!!
— Eleanor Robb, February 7, 2007
My incredibly weird daughter
These are delightful and New Zealand is beautiful!!! You all had an incredible experience, one you'll never forget. Thanks for sharing,

mom
— Martha Ross, January 6, 2007

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