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A Day in the Blue Mountains
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We got up early and walked to Central Station where we took the train to Katoomba. The journey took 2 hours and a day return cost $15. The first hour was not very interesting, just through the suburbs, but after that we enjoyed mountain scenery. The train stopped very often, seemed like every five minutes.
At Katoomba we boarded the Blue Mountain Trolley ($15 for the day). It was somewhat cloudy, but warm and dry. We saw the Leura Cascades, Kiah lookout with a view of the Jamison Valley then left the shuttle at Echo Point. We went to the information centre then walked down to the viewing platform to see the Three Sisters.
When we returned we caught the next shuttle past Katoomba Falls to the Skyway Station.
The Skyway cable car took us across the Jamison Valley and we had wonderful views of the Falls and the Three Sisters. We ended in Scenic World where we had lunch.
We travelled down into the valley on the Scenic Railway. It was originally a way to get miners down to the coal mines, but was improved for tourists when the mine closed.
A boardwalk nature trail led us through the rain forest past the old mine workings. AV and plaques tell the story. The vegetation was very lush and we saw a huge termites nest.
At the end of the trail, about 45 minutes walk, there was a cable car back to the top, then we boarded the shuttle to Leura where we took advantage of a discount coupon from the shuttle to have a cream tea in a cafe called Bygone Treasures, full of antiques, particularly teapots.
We had a short walk to Leura Station where we took the train back to Sydney. We had dinner at Thai Express, then back to the hotel, tired after a very full day.
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