We were always curious about how it is like to ride a train in New Zealand. So we took our first train ride in Dunedin with the Taieri Gorge Railway. It was quite a shaky ride and doesn't really compare to the European rail road system but of course this was a scenic ride and not a commuter train. Speaking of scenic, we really got to see an amazing gorge and it is even more amazing that someone came up with the idea to build a rail road track right through that gorge, but see for your self.
Am Bahnhof, kurz vor Abfahrt des Zuges (Carina hops on board)
Im Zug (the train was quite comfortable and offered plenty of room to move around, just in case something interesting showed up on the other side of your window):
Es geht los...
Kurz hinter Dunedin (a famous race track for horses shortly behind Dunedin. We were told that some of the finest race horse do come from this are and some were even exported to Europe):
Schafe warten darauf geschoren zu werden (plenty of sheep waiting to get their wool off):
Die Brücken werden immer höher... (the bridges tended to climb ever higher)
ein kleiner Zwischenstop für Photos (a short brake gave us the opportunity for a shot in the wild)
und weiter gehts (the train was passing through many tunnels and crossed many bridges...)
Blick aus dem Fenster: beeindruckende Schluchten (well, all I can say is that grand landscapes cannot really be captured on film... the gorges were so deep...)
... noch höhere Brücken *g* (you did not dare to look down)
Achtung: Schwindelgefahr! (well I wonder who is maintaining the track on a regular basis. I certainly is quite old and creaky)
the scenery was fabulous...
von weitem sieht die Brücke ganz klein aus (you might get a rough idea how big the bridges were we went over):
this trip is absolutely highly recommended for everyone who is around Dunedin. Just wonderful!!!
Habt Ihr eigentlich vorher gewußt, was für Brücken Ihr überquert?
AntwortenLöschenAuch für so einen schönen Ausblick wäre ich nicht in den Zug eingestiegen ;-)