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Merry Christmas from Queenstown

Lakefront in Queenstown, New Zealand

I'm going to skip ahead for today so I can share some photos from my Christmas Eve in Queenstown.

I spent it getting to know Nadia (Switz), Vivian (Holland), and Vanessa (Germany). For dinner, we picked Chico's, an old, low key, candlelit restaurant.

Plus a guy outside had offered us a coupon for a free beer or wine with dinner!

I chose the night as a good time to order a New Zealand Rack of Lamb (served on pumpkin mash w/veggies, potatoes, and a sauce with mint and redcurrant).

NZ Rack of Lamb

We skipped dessert, and walked briefly around the downtown area however we all agreed it was quieter than expected.

Judging from the supermarket earlier, most Kiwis were at home, and backpackers may have stocked up on beer for their dorm rooms.

Global Bar

We had purchased $5 NZD passes to get into the only bar open past 12am – Global Bar.

I thought it'd be big, but it wasn't, though quite lively. The live music ended around 1 am, and a DJ took over, blasting out a weird mix of music from “Footloose” to The Pogues' “Fairytale of NYC.”

Fergburger

Around 2:15 am, I called it quits, though I had to try my first Fergburger before going to sleep.

They were blaring music and had a steady queue on their doorstep. I had heard very good things about this burger joint after having only been in Queenstown a few hours.

It didn't disappoint, though it's surreal to be munching on a giant cheeseburger while under a full moon half a world away from home on Christmas morning.

It's now about 2:30 pm on Christmas Day here, and neither I nor any of the four people in my dorm were in a hurry to get out of bed today.

Despite the hostel's big Orphans Christmas lunch set to start in 30 minutes, there's no place like home.

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Bertram Warr

Sunday 1st of January 2012

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Thursday 13th of January 2011

Merry X'mas to All!

Dave It looks you had so much fun...Queenstown is comparable to Switzerland, as the snow and other exciting similarities.

Stefan

Thursday 27th of December 2007

Merry Christmas. Happy to hear that your having a good time! Thanks for the Christmas email. Im enjoying reading your travel stories.

Dave

Saturday 29th of December 2007

Good to hear from you Stefan!

Kango Suz

Wednesday 26th of December 2007

Merry (late) Christmas Dave from Sunny California and all of us at Kango. I love your blog and thoroughly enjoy reading about your travels. Though you may be far away at Christmas, you're definitely NOT alone!

Dave

Thursday 27th of December 2007

Thanks. Interestingly I felt better after 3 hours in the TV room watching the end of Elf, Shrek the Halls, and National Treasure. It reminded me that not everyone is about drinking alcohol all the time. Plus, nothing reminds me of home like sitting on my ass watching TV/movies! ;)

Kango Suz

Wednesday 26th of December 2007

Merry (late) Christmas Dave from Sunny California and all of us at Kango. I love your blog and thoroughly enjoy reading about your travels. Though you may be far away at Christmas, you're definitely NOT alone!

Dave

Wednesday 26th of December 2007

Thanks. Interestingly I felt better after 3 hours in the TV room watching the end of Elf, Shrek the Halls, and National Treasure. It reminded me that not everyone is about drinking alcohol all the time. Plus, nothing reminds me of home like sitting on my ass watching TV/movies! ;)

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