Tonight we celebrated Ann Marie's "special" birthday. We started the night with a little in room happy hour and then went out to eat at our favorite Franz Josef resturaunt "The Landing". We ate here 3 times during our stay. On the menu was lamb pizza, lamb salad, soup and kababs. It was a nice night out.
Tomorrow we get up early and have an all day bus ride to Queenstown. It is supposed to be pretty awesome there. This will be the last stop on our journey.
PS - Did we mention that tipping isn't customary in NZ? Crazy huh? We try to tip for people who help with our luggage and wait staff who actually care about our table. Sometimes we are left alone for a LONG time until we flag someone down.
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It's good to hear that my mom survived the helicopter ride. I bet she is liking all the lamb meals.
ReplyDeleteRon
Happy Birthday Ann Marie!!
ReplyDeleteRon
Ann Marie:
ReplyDeleteI bet celebrating your 40th birthday more than once is a lot of fun! We can celebrate again when I come to see you this winter :). How "happy" was your happy hour? That NZ wine goes down pretty good, huh?
Talk to you soon.
Sheila
Kia huritau ki a koe!
ReplyDeleteHappy 40th! Nice way to celebrate, too. Now if you get addicted to traveling as you did to wine after your first binge, and to any other adventure you've been nervous about but liked afterwords, then I suspect that traveling (out of the country) is going to be on your list of things to do from here on out. Cheers to Ann and all the other NZ trippers!
ReplyDeleteBBD, The Songs I would sing - from an old post:
ReplyDeleteIf Your Happy and You Know It...Then make up some goofy stuff.
I'm a Little Tea Pot - This one is a winner in my book.
I don't know the song but it starts like this: "Ain't no thing but a G thing Baby, Two loked G's goin' crazy"
My dad's favorite: "Once abouta'time a goose drunk wine, a monkey chewed tobacco on a street car line, line broke, monkey got choked, and they went to haven on a little red boat...RED, RED, Wine...don't you feeel soo fine!...Red, red wine!
I Shot the Sheriff - Marley
Wheels on the Bus - Appropriate for the occasion
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) or Lambburger in Paradise
Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - Wayne did it.
And of course YMCA by the Village People!
Man, I wish I was on that bus!!!
I love that tipping is not customary! I would fit in great. My 10% tips would make me look like a high roller!
ReplyDeleteAnn, I am so glad that you are celebrating birthdays again! I remember for a while you guys were not to in to it!!! Yahoo!!!! Happy b-day...ENJOY!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnn,
ReplyDeleteHappy 4-0! Sounds like you guys are having a g-r-r-e-e-e-a-t time as my friend toney tigre would say. TJ, your posts are far too crazy! :) I'm glad you all are having such a great time and I can't wait to hear some of the details about the whale watching and the helicopter rides. Anna-bannana, happy birthday sis! I love you; Chris