Bits and bobs on Queenstown

I’m definitely not a fan of Queenstown. I didn’t stay very long.
One night at a sir Cédric’s hostel in town, diner at a pub.by the quays, checking out some shops...
The next day I visited the Dept. of conservation for info and it doesn’t sound good for Queenstown.
Three anecdotes for your entertainment:
Normally shops are on the side walk, maybe have a parking lot, like super markets. Then there is the liquor store. The liquor store has a front drive-through parking space so you can easily ... drive off with your alcohol...
Oh and look at the stunning backdrop, those mountains that surround Queenstown. Shouldn’t the liquor store be halfway up the mountain, reachable after at least an hour hike?

There are a lot of Chinese tourists in and around Queenstown. A lot. And I found out why.
In the second half of the 19th century up to 8000 Chinese men came to the area to mine for gold. They didn’t stay but did spend a decade or two in the country, contributing to the economy and development of the area. Recently, the government recognised having discriminated against the Chinese in the past and, to atone, have restored and reconstituted the Chinese settlement of Arrowtown.

The third anecdote is more a road story as sometimes you see a field crowded with sheep, a thousand sheep, maybe more. It reminded me of the mass of humans queuing at the sky lift in a popular resort. Where you can walk over heads. I suppose it is for shearing - it is summer - or some other treatment. I couldn’t stop at the really crowded ones so look at this one and imagine10 times more sheep.