By z_l3nG
22 Apr 2010
We went to the Blue Mountains for one reason - it's Famous!
And, we just had to see it.
Why is Blue Mountains so famous?
One: The mountains look bluish.
Two: The 3 Sisters.
Meet 3 Pretty Sisters
Temperature: Only a little chilly, around 20 degree celcius?
To bring: Water, light jacket.
To wear: Sports shoes or hiking shoes, trousers or short pants, tight jeans is not advisable.
What do the 3 sisters of Katoomba have in common?
They're all stunning.
Not only do they look almost alike, they're carefully sculpted.
OK, I gave the wrong info. The 3 Sisters don't look alike.
They come in different sizes, the middle being the fattest.
There's an interesting myth about the 3 Sisters in Blue Mountains though, involving 3 men from a different tribe and a witch doctor who got killed in the war before he could transform the 3 sisters back into humans.
You can read about the myth at:
http://www.marimari.com/content/australia/popular_places/new_south_wales/blue_mountains/main.html
To Get There
You have to get to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia.
You can either take the train and get down at Katoomba station OR drive for about 1.5 hours from Sydney.
Make sure you get a GPS.
Our Trip
We left Sydney at 9.45am and reached Blue Mountains at around 11.20am.
Without the traffic jams in Sydney, we would've had reached earlier.
Take note: Travel early. You don't want to get stuck in traffic jams during peak hours, when people are rushing to work.
Car Rental
We rented a car, a Nissan Sentra, from DISCOUNT for AUD75 for a distance of 250km.
Every extra km is charged AUD0.25.
The condition of the car was not bad.
At least the car didn't break down, so that's good. :)
#1 Stop - Echo Point, Katoomba
First, we went to the loo!
Once we got out of the car, we hopped straight to the World Heritage Plaza, Blue Mountains to answer the urgent call from nature.
What? We were travelling non-stop for 1.5 hours.
You don't have to pay a penny to use the toilet. *Sweet*
Apart from the loo, it was a sweet treat for me to see a huge, cuddly bear sitting at the entrance of the Plaza, waiting for me to hug it.
And, what's more, it's my Koala Bear!
There are some pretty interesting souvenir shops, but I didn't enter any of the shops in order to Save time.
We then walked to Echo Point to take a look at the 3 Sisters and Blue Mountains.
On Echo Point
There isn't much to see, really, at this Point.
However, this is the closest Point to view the 3 Sisters in Blue Mountains and the mountainous landscape.
If you want more fun out of this trip, head to Scenic World.
It's a great place to be for the whole family.
For more details, go to http://www.scenicworld.com.au./
I'll talk about Scenic World in my next post!
Sea of People
Expect this - a lot of tourists. Chinese tourists, especially.
Remember, this is a tourist spot.
If you're planning to do yoga here, it's foolish.
If you're lucky, you'll get to snap a photo without any strangers in the background.
We stayed there for 1 hour, taking as many photos as we could and left for lunch.
What you can do at Echo Point, Blue Mountains is to sit and breathe in the aura of the nature.
Just admire the beauty.
To me, the 3 sisters is not the centre of attention at Echo Point, it's the mountains that stretch infinitely to another end.
To Get There
By car:
It takes around 40-45 minutes to reach Echo Point, Blue Mountains from Sydney.
Follow the signs of Paramatta and take the M4 Motorway that starts at Strathfield, through Lapstone to Blue Mountains.
By train:
It takes around 2 hours to get to Katoomba from Sydney.
From Katoomba station, you can take a cab to Blue Mountains. Train leaves every hour.
By coach: Most coaches leave from Circular Quay in Sydney.
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