Rotorua – a simmering city

(Rotorua, New Zealand, 16th of January 2017)

Matamata is not much more than the presence of Hobbiton and we felt ready for our next goal, Rotorua. A nice bike ride without any major surprises with an end result of 70,2 km and 689 altimeter. We had booked a hotel near Te Puia, a park with active geysers. At first we got a room on the lower level of the hotel which was small and dark and gloomy. Johan walked away and charmed the reception staff and returned with a key to a room on the top floor overlooking the park with an active geyser – absolutely wonderful.

In addition, the new room was twice as big !! The whole hotel is very worn and shabby, but it’s the only one that lies next to the park and with that view you can definitely live with it.
We spent the afternoon in the city park where it the ground bubbles everywhere. They have also organized a number of places where you can bathe your feet in the warm water. A funny afternoon!

/Christel