Hiking in Blue Mountains

Man er nød til at tage til Blue Mountains når man er i Sydney eller omegn. Bjergene hedder således da de faktisk ser ud til at være blå

You have to visit Blue Mountains when you are in Sydney or around. The mountains are called so because they do look blue

Vegetation som ligner et afbrændt skov


Vegetation that looks like a burned forest

Et skjult vandfald i bjergene

A hidden waterfall in the mountains

Legende om de 3 søstre stammer fra disse klippeformationer. Der er mange versioner, men fælles er at søstrene blev forvandlet til sten for at beskytte dem men manden som skulle forvandle dem tilbage blev dræbt og derfor står de stadig og venter

The legend about the 3 sisters comes from these rock formations. There is a lot of versions but common to all is that the sisters were turned into rocks as a protection. However the man who had to turn them back was killed and they are still waiting this day

Back in Sydney

De sidste dage brugte jeg i Sydney hvor jeg skulle flyve hjem fra

The last days I spent in Sydney were my flight was departing from

Faldt over disse her flere steder i byen og det viste sig at føre til et garage salg. Også en måde et gøre sig bemærket

Came on to these more than once on the city and it turned out that they showed the way to a garage sale. That is one way to promote it

Tagryggen over nogle af bygningerne i Sydneys ældste bydel; The Rocks

Rooftops of some of the original buildings in the oldest part of Sydney; The Rocks

Operahuset by night

The Opera House by night

The Rocks caféliv by night

The Rocks dinning area by night

The Australian Outback

Som noget af det sidste på min rejse tog jeg til Alice Springs, hvor jeg tog på en 3 dages campingtur til bl.a. Kings Canyon, Uluru og Kata Tjuta. Vi sov under stjernerne, lavede mad på bål og drak øl til vilde dingoer kalden

One of my last destinations on my trip was Alice Springs were I went on a 3 day camping trip to see Kings Canyon, Uluru and Kata Tjuta. We slept under the stars, cooked dinner over the fire and drank beer to the howling of the wild dingoes


West McDonald Range uden for Alice Springs

West McDonald Range outside Alice Springs

Vilde fugle i Alice Springs Desert Park. Her kan man lærer om du indfødte, dyrene og hvordan man overlever i bushen


Wild birds in Alice Springs Desert Park. Here you can learn about the indigenous, wild life and survival in the desert

Hvor er kaninen

Were is the rabbit?

Det indtørrede hav. Se hvordan der er "riller i stenene". Her har der været vand engang

The dried out sea. Look how there are "grooves" in the rocks. Once this was covered in seawater

Det er let at fare vild i Kings Canyon da hele området ser ens ud

It is easy to get lost in Kings Canyon because it looks alike

Solnedgange på klitterne


Sunset on the dunes

Kata Tjuta som består af en masse store sten der har ligget sammen under jorden, men kommet frem som jorden omkring er forsvundet

Kata Tjuta which is a lot of big rocks pushed together in a hole underground and become visible after the earth around disappeared 

Mit forsøg på at få Uluru (Ayers Rock) med hjem

My attempt to get Uluru (Ayers Rock) back home

Den sidste dag brugte jeg i Yuluru Resort som ligger ved Uluru National Park. Her er der masser af mulighder for at lære om de indfødte, kaste med boomerang og som ses her opleve traditionelle danse

The last day i spent in Yuluru Resort outside Uluru National Park. Here is a good opportunity to learn about the indigenous, trough a boomerang and watch them preform some of the traditional dances 

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road er en australsk national arv der strækker sig 243 km lang Australiens syd-østlige kyst mellem Torquay og Warnambool i Victoria. Vejen blev bygget af hjemvendte soldater mellem 1919-1932 og er verdens største krigsmonument dedikeret til de faldne under 1. verdenskrig

The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I





Her er der mulighed for at se vilde koalaer


Here is an opportunity to see wild koalas



De 12 apostle

The 12 Apostles




London Bridge has fallen down. Her stammer sangen fra da klippe formationen i vandet har været forbundet med fastlandet og kaldet London Bridge

London Bridge has fallen down. This is were the song came from because the rock formations in the water used to be connected to the mainland and called London Bridge

Sunset and street art in Melbourne

En lille aftentur med solnedgang over floden

A little night stroll with a sunset over the river

Street art i Fitzroy

Street art in Fitzroy

From the Ashes of christchurch

For et par år siden var der et stort jordskælv der lagde Christchurch i ruiner. I dag er gader stadig lukkede og det før så aktive cafe og shopping liv i centrum er forsvundet

A couple of years ago a major earthquake put Christchurch in ruins. Today Streets Are still closed and the former lively cafe and shopping environnemnt is gone

Her ses skibscontainere stablet og lavet om til midlertidige butikker Here you see ship containers put together for shops

Hele byen er en stor byggeplads

The whole town is a construction site

Fox and Franz Josef Glacier

På sydøens vestkyst finder du Fox og Franz Josef glacieren. Hvert år smelter store dele af glacierne og vil inden for en håndgribelig fremtid ikke være turistattraktioner

On the West Coast of the South Island you find the Fox and Franz Josef glacier. Every year big parts of the glaciers and within a near future it will no longer be a tourist attraction

Franz Josef glacieren set fra dalen. Desværre var der overskyet det meste af tiden så helikopterne kunne ikke flyve derop

Franz Josef Glacier from the valley. Unluckily it was cloudy most of the day so the helicopters could not fly

Udflugt på Fox Glacieren. Modsat Franz Josef går man op på Fox




Ice exploring on Fox Glacier. Here you walk on the glacier instead of flying

Når stenene under isen går mod hinanden, skaber de det der kaldes stenmel og når isen smelter tager vandet melet med sig ned i søerne. Når det får lov at ligge længe nok giver mineralerne fra stenen vandet en tyrkis farve

When the rocks under the ice rubs against each other they create something called rock flour and when the ice smelts and the water takes it down to the valley and the minerals creates turquoise lakes after it settles down

Skydiving waterfalls and hotpools

Lake Taupo har masser at byde på; som varme kilder, vandfald og skydiving med bl.a. udsigt til Mount Ngauruhoe også kendt som Mount Doom fra oven

Lake Taupo has a lot to offer; like hot pools, waterfalls and skydiving with the opportunity to see Mount Ngauruhoe also know as Mount Doom from above

Waikato floden som er forbundet til Lake Taupo til Huka vandfaldet. Her finder man bl.a. også de varme kilder

Waikato river that goes from Lake Taupo to Huka Waterfalls. Here you also finds the hot pools

Huka Vandfaldet

Huka waterfalls

Skydiving over Lake Taupo

Skydiving at Lake Taupo

There and back again... a Hobbit's tale by Kirstine Hansen

Uden for den lille by Matamata ligger et hul, men det er ikke hvilket som helst hul men et hobbithul.
Det originale filmset for Hobbiton i Ringenes Herre blev revet ned efter optagelserne, da ejeren af grunden ikke ville have der var spor efter det. Da optagelserne til Hobitten skulle i gang, genopbyggede de settet med det formål at det skulle kunne stå de næste 50 år for besøgende

Outside a little town called Matamata is a hole. Not any kind of hole but a hobbit hole.
The original movieset for Hobitton were torn down after the filming of LOTR because the owner wanted his land back as it were before. However when they started to film The Hobbit, they rebuild the set with the purpose of making it last for 50 years for people to visit.

De forskellige hobbithuller er i forskellige størrelsesforhold. Denne indgang er i menneskestørrelse og den eneste man kan stå i døren i. Der er ingenting bag dørene, kun jord og træ.

The hobbit holes are in different sizes. This one is in human size and the only one you can stand in. There is nothing behind it bur dirt and wood.

Indgangen til Bag End, Bilbo og Frodo Baggins' hjem

The Entrance to Bag End, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' home

Udsigt fra Bag End over The Green Dragon og fest træet


The view from Bag End over the Green Dragon and from the Party tree

Rundvisningen byder på en kop øl inden i The Green Dragon

The tour includes a hobbit's beer inside the Green Dragon

Hobbithuller med festtræet til højre hvor Bilbo' 111 års fødselsdag blev holdt

Hobbit holes and the party tree on the right where Bilbo' 111th birthday were hold

Ja man kan bare følge skiltene

Well just follow the signes