9^th July 2015

It was the second day in Queenstown. The plan for that day was to explore Queenstown, visit Arrowtown, trying out the famous burger in the town and enjoying the view of Lake Wakatipu. 

When I first hear the name of the town, in my mind was like an old town, with old building surrounded by nature. And it is kind a true. Arrowtown is an old town and it is the combination of wild nature and history from the past. 

This is one of the main streets in the town. There are some shops, cafes, and restaurants along the street. Since it was a fasting month, we didn’t try anything. We just wandered around from one shop to another. Trying to find a good postcard to be sent. Finally, after going to two shops, we found a lovely postcard that we like. Luckily, there is a small post office in the corner of the street. After finishing writing the postcard, we continued our exploration. 

There is a small old Chinese town close to the main street. The actual name of the place is Arrowtown Chinese Settlement. It is one of the camps (Settlement) during Chinese miners were working for Otago miners. The house in the picture was the old house of the Chinese miners. It is unfortunate that there was not that much information available why the Chinese miners came to Otago and where are at the moment.

Back in Queenstown, we continued wandering the city. It is packed with people and shops. We did some window shopping. Jumping from one shop to other shops. We were not looking for anything special. We just have our time together. We wanted to try one of the best burgers in New Zealand, and since we were fasting, we have to wait until almost to iftar time before buying it. 

One hour before iftar, we ran to the restaurant. We were going to have Ferg Burger. It is very famous and only available in Queenstown.

The line was not that long by the time we arrived. We got some brownies as complimentary for waiting. We ordered double Ferg with cheese, Sweet Bambi, and one veggie burger. We basically wanted to try everything, so we order that much. Alhamdulillah, it only took around 30 minutes until we got our meal. It was fast. We were so lucky. Usually, it takes more than an hour to line up, order, and get the meal.