Rotorua
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op 11 november 2018 om 21:09 uur
(9 Nov.)
Yesterday we went to Rotorua. It’s an old Maori village. We saw (and smelled!) geysirs and mudpools. The Maori believe that once someone went to New Zealand and climbed a mountain, challenged by the snow on its peak. But when he reached the top it was so cold he almost froze to death. His sisters decided to help him and transformed into heat. They travelled through the earth to their brother. When they came out of the earth they created the geysirs and mudpools of Rotorua. We also saw people studying at the University of Maori Art. They were working on classic Maori sculptures and necklaces made out of greenstone, wood and bones. In some art pieces there were also shiny pieces like eyes, made out of shells. We decided to buy 2 handmade necklaces; one for me and one for my mom. My mom chose a symbol that represents a baby in the Maori culture and stands for luck, made out of greenstone. I chose a modern version of the double eight made out of bone. What that represents you can read in my previous blog. Special was that no one is smoking. The reason is that in NZ you must pay 25 dollars (a bit more than 15 euro’s) for one box of cigarettes. So my parents decided to stop smoking completely. To buy cigarettes here you must be very rich or very crazy (but all smokers are stupid!)
We also went to a geothermal hot spring. That is hot water that comes out of the earth. It was just next to the road, for free and mom and I took a swim in it. My dad only put his feet in.
See photo's 8 Nov.
Today we mostly sat in the car and drove to the south of the north island.
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