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I can't even describe how amazing Lake Tekapo is! It's a huge lake surrounded by snowy mountains and is just stunning! We arrived there just as the sun was setting and the colours behind the mountains were beautiful! The hostel we decided to stay in was situated right next to the lake so we had amazing views when we opened the curtains! There was an ice rink just a few minutes walk away so we decided to go there and put our skills to the test! It was great fun, it was dark but you were surrounded by mountains and trees and it was really good fun! We drove up to the observatory that night and had a look out at all the stars! There's no light pollution there so you can see thousands of stars! We didn't pay to do the tour (which was $80) but just did our own bit of star gazing!
The next morning we went to the hot springs which were next to the ice rink. We were sat outside in 40 degree water with the mountains and lake as our backdrop! Just stunning!! We then had an even better view as we went for breakfast up near the observatory! You get a 360 degree view of the whole place with the mountains and lakes and guess what, it was amazing!! I've never seen a view quite like that!! The cafe was called 'Astro Cafe' and I would recommend it to anyone going to the south island of New Zealand!!!
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