The Blue Mountains
January 2nd 2009 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
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