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Katoomba Slideshow
Katoomba
Travel Blogs from Katoomba, Australia
Misty Days
... it down. Was also misty and cold, and incredible contrast to the previous day and one which meant that my planned walks around Katoomba area would be impossible. Fecked about, tried to have a meal around 9pm only to find the place closed (yes, the town ...
Misty Days
... it down. Was also misty and cold, and incredible contrast to the previous day and one which meant that my planned walks around Katoomba area would be impossible. Fecked about, tried to have a meal around 9pm only to find the place closed (yes, the town ...
Katoomba
1 Hours sleep, awake to find everyone miraculously here and in one piece and drag the other 3 (Paddy, Mike and Chris) out of bed to catch the train - ...
grey mountains
... since arriving in sydney.... train ride was good and i'd imagine the views would be pretty good if the sun had been shining.. arrived in katoomba to find it in the middle of a cloud! checked into the yha (vvv nice!) and headed out to find it had cleared ...
Zigzag Railway
... beautiful on a warm sunny afternoon, but we felt we wanted something we couldn't get at home, so moved on, heading back to Katoomba and a walk recommended by a couple we met on the train. However as we passed through a town called Blackheath, we saw a ...
Blue Mountains National Park
... long and if we'd had time, it would have been something i'd like to have done. However, pressed for time we moved onto Katoomba, where the Blue Mountains most famous landmark is to be found. These are the 3 Sisters. 3 pillars of rock, which according to ...
Blue Mountains
... we hopped on an old fashioned tour bus and headed for the point of ascent. Having gone back to our point of origin twice and through Katoomba town once, we felt we may have missed our stop. We were assured by the bus driver that ours was the last stop, so ...
Bushwalking in the Blue Mountains
... -zagging staircase carved against a cliff face - known as the Grand Stairway - which isapparently the tallest outdoor staircase in Australia. Probably an easy hike for most, but quite an accomplishment for a couch potato like me. My legs ...
Blue Mountains
Checking ourselves into somewhat more comfortable lodgings for Valentine's Day, we spent three lovely days bush walking and taking in the spectactular views. Aside from the well signposted Echo Point, from which you can see The Three Sisters, thanks to ...
Blue Mountains
... lower standard but at least dry and had working heater. Definitely, this was the coldest and least pleasant night since we entered Australia. The big advertisement by the gate says they have free wi-fi in the rooms. Wow! After we've paid and unpack all ...
Heh Sisters!
So...it's been all food, drink and giggles so far, we should inject a little bit of culture into the mix too so Sunday's plan was a trip to the Blue Mountains. Our intention was to make an early start but after Mat had gone to football training, both Nat ...
The Blue Mountains
Today I set out with a German traveler from my hostel to see Echo Point and the Three Sisters, famous landmarks in the Blue Mountains. We didn't have to walk far; the viewpoint was at the end of our street. After oohing and aahing at the ...
Sydney to the Blue Mountains
... , and we ALL know that Wikipedia is THE definitive source of info on EVERYTHING you everwant or need to know). Anyway, we got to Katoomba early so rather than checking in to the B&B, we went on a couple of teeny hikes instead - nothing strenuous, but ...
Trust Your Gut
... walked up and down the vast, crowded rows of stalls at Paddy's Market. Finally, I gave up and caught a train to Katoomba. I really liked my tent, got good use out of it this past month, and planned to keep using it throughout New Zealand and ...
blue mountains - they really are blue!
we are in the blue mountains. they are blue but more like hills. its kind of boring and kind of dirty...kind of like whitehorse! we took the train here and ate good waffles and we are sleeping in a tent which is both cold and painful. we have decided ...
Katoomba
Well, we got to Katoomba, bought a load of top quality food and drinks and got drunk. Then we met up with the boys, had a breakfast of hot toddioes, followed by amazing fish and cheese, white wine, read wine, rum, whisky and vodka, ate a great Thai, ...
Washed Out
Australia's spell of bad weather caught up with us today. After we picked up our rental car & Richard drove so capably west on the other side of the road it really socked in. The 100% humidity did not stop us from viewing Wentworth Falls and ...
Blue Mountains
... our options as open as possible at the moment. Back to travelling type adventures! Well, last weekend was the 'Queen's Birthday' so Australia (unlike the Queen's homeland) gave everyone a day off to do what they do best here... eat and drink! So a ...
Katoomba, New South Wales
Today we headed west out of Sydney to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains National Park. They are called the Blue Mountains because the oil from all the eucaliptous trees creates a blue haze in the air and makes them look a lovely shade of blue. ...
Blue Mountains "light"
Ich verlasse Sydney Richtung Blue Mountains Nationalpark mit etwas Wehmut, wäre ich doch gerne noch etwas länger in der Stadt geblieben. Nach langem hin und her habe ich mich schliesslich für die blauen Berge und gegen das Kangaroo Valley entschieden, ...
Blue Mountains
... tired and didn't have all my bags packed and would have been rushing around and probally would have left somthing at the apartment. Australia is a great place and only just starting on my trip up the coast, and have made good friends here and sad to ...
Hiking in Jamison Valley
... Walk back around to Echo Point was relatively easy going after that so I was feeling quite good by the time I got back into Katoomba. That was before I remembered that i had to carry my backpack through a throng of Solticers (is that a word?) to ...
Day 4 - Blue Mountains Part 2
Day 4 - Blue Mountains, Wildlife Reserve, Cruise on the Parramatta. Wow! What a beautiful day! We really haven't had bad weather since we've gotten here - and the first couple of days were supposedly 'cold snaps'! Nonetheless, we were told that ...
The Wonders Of The Blue Mountains.
... we decided to get a head start on the exploring and go in search of one of the areas main attractions, the Three Sisters. Katoomba is very hilly so our legs will certainly be getting a good work out this week. About a half an hours walk took ...
welcome back to the three sisters
... was finally back in Sydney, but I had decided that i wanted to spend Chirstmas in the blue mountains. Mainly due to money reasons (Katoomba is far cheaper than Sydney in the christmas period). Therefore within 1hr i was again on a journey, this time i was ...
We're off to the BLUE MOUNTAINS!
... to wikipedia (my most recent source of virtually infinite encyclopedic knowledge), The Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, are situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney. They are a range of sandstone geological structures that ...
I'm climbing up the sunshine mountain!
... . It would have been nice to do them, but hey, it gives me a good excuse to come back, as there were certain towns, including Katoomba, that I would like to come back to and stay. The train ride back up was an experience in itself. The railway is in the ...
Beautiful blue
... around the stream sketching and I can understand why they chose that spot since it was very picturesque. We drove back to Katoomba where we grabbed some entrees at a greek restaurant which were delicious and oh so satisfying. Chris stopped at a book ...