COLD LAKES ARE FULL OF GRANDEUR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18062, 24 January 1927, Page 4

COLD LAKES ARE FULL OF GRANDEUR.

PROFESSOR PRAISES “ WORLD’S FINEST COAST.” (Special to the “Star.”) DUNEDIN, January. 2^. How do the Cold Lakes of New Zealand compare with those in Switzerland? Studying not only the geology but the agriculture and industry of the Dominion for use in his lectures at the Halle University, Germany, Professor Walter Giesler, D.Sc., professor of geography, has returned to Dunedin after a visit to lakes Te Anau and Mana“Charming, wonderful indeed," was the description given by Dr Giesler of the lakes. lie said he had been altogether surprised with the wonderful beauty, but unfortunately he had not had sufficient time on this trip to devote. to a closer study of the conformation of the fiord country. How did the cold lakes of New Zealand compare with those in Switzer- i laud? Dr Giesler said that was a difficult 1 question to answer, as each country ' had its individual scenic features, but i he would say the lakes of Otago were ; vastly impressive through their being ■ so close to nature. In Switzerland , there were towns and castles by the j lakes, but these were absent from i Otago’s lakes, which were grand in their natural beauty. lie had had aj wonderful time and had found the ac- J commodation houses excellent. One of the finest stretches of coast i scenery he had seen in his world tra- ■ vels was that between Dunedin ; and Palmerston. The Waitati (Blue-; skin) bay would impress an}- traveller, jThe country in the South Island was ! grand and reminded him more of Europe than Australia did.