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Winter magic (in June)
Mark and Vicki have very kindly let us borrow their car whilst they're away so we decided to drive up to the Blue Mountains for the weekend.
The Blue Mountains area is a World Heritage listed site a couple of hours outside of Sydney, and it's pretty spectacular.
We first stopped at Glenbrook - the gateway village to the Blue …
Blue Mountains/Katoomba
In Katoomba is het net of we in een wintersportdorp zijn aangekomen, alleen de sneeuw ontbreekt. Na een week low-budget in Sydney, nu in het meest luxe hotel van Katoomba "The Carrington" (een kleine versie van 't Amstelhotel). Pas gerenoveerd, overal dik tapijt, en trappen om nog eens van af te komen... De Blue Mountains zijn inderdaad spectaculair, met een ...
Absolutely stunning.
... but to appreciate the falls better, go out on the 'Skyway' cable car as it stops 270 metres in the air at the halfway mark so you can get a perfect view of the falls. Not really recommended for those who are scared of heights. The see through floor shows the valley from an awesome angle but also creates a feeling of vertigo which also made it exciting. The views really do take your breath away.
In Katoomba itself is a lot of wonderful things to see and do, numerous cafes ...
Blue Mountains
... tzlich klein und aus bunt angestrichenem Holz, etwas baufällig vielleicht und die Strassen werden enger. Ich fahre bei weitem noch zu weit links, denn Heidi muss sich mit dem hump-hump-hump abfinden, wenn ich links über die Standstreifen-Markierungen fahre. Ich werde mich schon dran gewöhnen, oder eben Heidi gewöhnt sich dran. Die Strasse steigt an und ich stelle fest, dass aus den 26Grad Wärme nun 12Grad Kühle geworden ...
Blue Mountains
... our lunch and drove of to a nice picnic place where you could over look the valley. I took the whole scenery in and enjoyed an absolute stunning view. We walked around pretty much of the whole afternoon and just take the whole scenery in. It was beautiful and breathtaking views. The weather was a bit cool still but warm enough to walk around in a t-shirt. Our last stop took us to a very secret place I guess. I and the group had to walk through ...
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