Three Sisters

Blue Mountain Day Trip

---

March 18th 2006
The blue mountains are just out of Sydney and we went for a day trip there. Sorry the pictures aren't that great because it was a little cloudy. The reason they are called the Blue Mountains are because the blue eucalyptus trees tint the mist blue, its far prettier in person. We went hiking and saw a bunch of beautiful waterfalls and cliffs. The main attraction in the blue mountains is the Thr ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

---

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