Jiji in NZ: NZ Travels 2 Rotorua

I went to Rotorua on the 4th of May with HCF friends. Rotorua is a popular tourist destination in the North Island, New Zealand. I really wanted to go there to ride the 'Luge' because I saw it on the Korean TV show called "Where are you going, daddy?" On the show, there are 5 TV stars and their children and they travel to different countries. Last year, they visited Rotorua and rode the Luge. It looked like so much fun.

The Luge is unique wheeled gravity ride that provides riders full control over their descent. We bought tickets and took a Gondola to the starting point. I saw such beautiful scenery from the Gondola. I could see the lake and many houses. Such a pretty city it was!

There were so many people expecially children. So we had to wait a long time in the line. There are three levels -scenic intermediate,advanced- The first course is for learnner. That was quite boring. I like the advance course. It is very twisty and hilly. I sometimes slide down but it was so exciting!
I wanted to take a selfie-video while driving but I couldn't do that because I was going too fast and I could not grasp handle at the same time.

After riding, we went to the mud pool. Rotorua is famous for that. I could smell sulphur everywhere like eggs. I was surprised when I saw the mud pools. It was living! I could see bubbles and smoke. It was very interesting and warm. I've learnt about volcanos only at school. I think NewZealand is good country for studying geography. And then, we went to the lake and saw black swans. There were many ducks (or baby swans. I'm not sure...).

We had dinner at Korea restaurant. I ordered spicy miso soup. I was shocked that was $12. That's so expensive! I pay only $5 in korea. But...taste was nice and I was missing korean food. I became happy after dinner.

I will never forget Luge, mud pool and smell!