YOLO New Zealand @ Day 17 Dunedin

Our next destination is Dunedin, which is the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the principal city of Otago region. It's name comes from a Scottish name, Edinburgh. Unlike Queenstown, there were many shops around, perfect for those who love shopping.

As we arrived at Dunedin, it was already afternoon and hence we decided to walk around and sight-see for the rest of the day.

The famous Cadbury Chocolate Factory is located in Dunedin and hence we made a visit there to sample their chocolates. I believe you can booked a tour at the Chocolate factory where you can view the insights on how Cadbury chocolate bars are made. We didn't book any tour as we intended to only visit the cafe and get some chocolates.

We walk into the foyer of Cadbury World to be greeted by the sight of an entire wall covered in Crunchy bars! A giant Easter bunny sculpture guards one corner and the Cadbury Museum begins in another corner. We took some pictures with the Easter Bunny and headed to the Cadbury Cafe.

Our senses have been tingled the moment we step into the cafe. The rich aroma of chocolates smell...Ooh-lala! We each ordered caramel chocolate drink and that was amazing. Beside the cafe is a small retail corner selling all kinds of Cadbury chocolates!

We the went to our favorite supermarket, Countdown to shop for ingredients to prepare our dinner for tonight. We were staying at a serviced apartment just next to Knox Church and hence quite a convenient to walk to the supermarket and the shops down the street. I would say our apartment was spacious, clean and comfy for a good 2 nights rest.

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