The Three Sisters

Blue Mountains!

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November 24th 2006
Today we got up really early and headed to the famous Blue Mountains. These are apparently part of the Great Dividing Range of mountains and were initially an impenetrable barrier to white expansion! No that's not me giving you a history lesson, that's me typing from my Lonely Planet Guide book! We went bushwalking for about 1 1/2 hours then saw the famous mountains and how amazing were they! ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more