My youngest child who is 25 years old ordered a meal of chips/fries and to us this was a huge portion, bigger than I think we have ever seen.
It took us all over an hour to try and get through them and then we ended up taking the rest home. Best chips I've ever tasted and here in New Zealand chips/fries are a big thing and very very popular.
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At Franz Josef along the main street is this sculpture with a kiwi sitting at the top on an egg. The plaque says:
This Rowi sculpture commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park 29th March 2010 commissioned by Franz Inc and sponsored by various local businesses.
The Rowi Kiwi is only found in the nearby Okarito Forest.
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Wherever you live in New Zealand, you will always see different types of campervans travelling around. Some self contained, some not.
I got some sad news earlier this week. One of my older cousins passed away from Motor Neurones disease, it was very quick, he only had it for 9 months - RIP Carl.
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Last time we were in Franz Josef we were hoping to try this restaurant "Blue Ice" but they were closed on this particular day, shame because I'd heard they make mostly Asian style Thai food (my favourite), after looking at their menu they seem a bit overpriced, probably because this is mainly a tourist town. We ended up going to another cafe which had great food with great prices. Nice sunny Winter's day with a high of 10 degrees celsius, so quite pleasant.
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I spotted this odd looking church in Franz Josef named "Our lady of the alps" last time we were there.
It was dedicated, blessed and opened on December 23rd 1951 and still hold services today.
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At the entry to the Franz Josef glacier park is this bridge and river named the Waiho Bailey Bridge which was first built in 1990. It has been raised and extended 3 times so far due to the increase in sediment of the river bed. This river quite often has a high flood risk and the bridge has been rebuilt a few times over the years. On the way we were here it was a peaceful Autumn sunny day.
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