Australia Day 7

Today was like a brand new day for my dad. Cheryl allowed him carry her and not struggling to get down anymore. We were still in Sydney on the 8th day we arrived in Australia. It was chilly but sunny.. lucky.

On left is the picture of my day carrying his mischievous grand daughter on the way from Kevin's house to the train station. We walked like 20 minutes to the train station everyday.

On the right is the picture of my gleeful mom. She was so happy when she saw orange tree. She quickly ran to the tree which was planted by someone in the neighbourhood and hold one of the orange. She stood there ever ready for a great picture.

This time, we took the train to Katoomba which the journey was like 1-2 hours. It is up at the mountain so the temperature was pretty low. We were advised by my sister to wear thicker clothes :D We were going to Blue Mountain one of New South Wales travel attraction.


This is the small pretty town of Katoomba. We had our lunch in a Chinese restaurant opposite the train station. Then we took a bus to the view point of Blue Mountain.

This is a photo I took which was the view we overlooked from Echo Point. If you can see, there is actually a ruin castle at the right side of the valley. That's Mt. Solitary on the left side of the valley which look like a flat table from here. It is the Kedumba View. Mun-mi-ee is the Gundungarra Aboriginal name for this feature. Blue Mountains are the habitat for many flora and fauna that can't be found at any other places in the world.

This is the famous three sister which we viewed closer from Prince Henry cliff walk.

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From Wikipedia:

The Three Sisters are a famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' most famous sights, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m).
The Sisters were formed by erosion. The soft sandstone of the Blue Mountains is easily eroded over time by wind, rain and rivers, and the cliffs surrounding the Jamison Valley are being slowly broken up. Formations like the Three Sisters are created when water seeps into small cracks in the rock, gradually enlarging them over time to form large indentations. Eventually, the Sisters will be eroded away completely.

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We didn't walk down the the Giant Stairway because the day was getting darker and due to member's physical limitation (read too young!). Giant Stairway is a bushwalking trail that will lead us to Three Sisters. That's all for Sydney today!