Blogs from Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 28

Yesterday I went to the blue mountains. They're very pretty mountains! Saw the three sisters (three big tall rocks) and lots of trees! There are huge bushwalks you can do but i was feeling a bit lazy so went in the skyrail car thing! :) Went also to katoomba national park and saw kangarooooooos! (as if i haven't seen enough of them already!!!) Last night went out in sydney to this cool place, with lots of cool music! It was pretty cool! Today i went to see the harbour bridge and the opera house. The opera house is very impressive, i took a guided tour inside it and booked tickets to see macbeth! The bridge is 75 years old tomorrow! i might go sing to it! Came back via the botanical gardens...they're pretty huge, but not ... read more

A two hour train journey from Sydney Central took me to Katoomba, high in the Blue Mountains. The weather was certainly different to what I had experienced recently, cold and wet but changing by the hour to totally clear or to more drizzle. Lucky I brought my jacket, the shops seem to have a thriving trade in warm clothing and waterproofs for the huddled tourists, shivering in T-shirts and sandals! From Katoomba Station, I boarded the Explorer Bus and hopped off just outside town to walk down to Katoomba Cascades. Not particularly impressive cascades, so I headed onwards towards the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. This was much more spectacular, the path winding around the edge of the clifftop providing some superb panoramic views of the Jamison Valley. Particular highlights along the route were Reid's Plateau and ... read more

We decided to hire a camper van and after checking out from Roslyn Gardens headed out the suburbs to pick up our camper home for the next week. We immediately headed west to the Blue Mountains and the town of Katakoomba. Once set up on the campsite we went for an evening stroll and were immediately astonished by the gorgeous scenery just a minute from our site. The plateau just falls away in huge cliffs to the dense forests below. It is stunning. There is lots of noisy bird life around - especially the raucous cockatoos. ... read more

Ok, well I supposed today would be my last day here in oz.....an like I promised I will post some pictures. Yesterday we went to the blue mountains, which is comparable to driving to Jasper...the kanagroos are also equivalent to the deer we have....just grazing along the side of the road as all the tourists come and take pictures....he he that was me!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mountains). You should be able to click on that link to see them, or here (http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/thingsToDo/threeSisters.asp). So this is a pretty big thing here, but I do have to say they don't compete with our good ol Rocky Mtns!! Some of the pictures are at the zoo, on the ferry, and some from a the pub crawls. I am off to Bali, and not sure if I will have suc available internet access, ... read more

Spent a weekend in the Blue Mountains to find a little culture after the constant partying in Sydney. The views were good but to get the full experience you need to go canyoning and abseiling to get the adrenaline going.... read more