Olof loves mountains

Blue blue mountains

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March 11th 2009
From Sydney we took the short 2 hour train journey to Katoomba, inland and west of the city. It is the gteway to the Blue mountains, a huge area of amazing canyons, gorges and countryside. We checked into our hostel, The Flying Fox and got stared at for ages by 2 guests, very odd, it is a bit like a place out of ´The league of Gentlemen´. Anyway, dumped the bags and got out quick before they fre ... 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