Leaving Sydney we head off to the train station to catch our train to Katoomba in the heart of the Blue Mountains. A two hour journey, with about 22 stops before ours - and it was packed. We found our YHA, dropped off the bags and decided to go for an afternoon walk - well this turned into a 4 hour hike. We started at Echo Point where you look out into the valley below and the distant mountains, as well as a close up view of The Three Sisters, three large rock formations, which are part of the aboriginal dreamtime. Then its off down the Giant Staircase, which is basically 900 narrow steps grafted onto the back of The Three Sisters. Then a 2.5 Km walk over uneven and hilly terrain on a well marked
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