The Famous Three Sisters

Blue Mountains

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December 30th 2007
Today we are off to see the great Blue Mountains - basically a rainforest approx 2 hours just outside of Sydney. We hop on our tour bus at 7.40am - back to the early starts again - and our first stop is at a zoo called Featherdale wildlife park. Was good fun, just like any other park but this time we got to stroke a Koala Bear called Buttons, how cute! Back on the coach and then after appro ... read more

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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