Katoomba/Blue Mountains

Big Australian cat for Anna Mattes!

Kati and I met at the bus top on Sunday. Since there were train-track works we had to get a bus instead of a train, which worked out about $3 more expensive but since Sunday was our only chance to do it, we did it anyway.

The bus journey to Katoomba took about 1 hour and 45 minutes. The views this time were a bit more grassy fields, however apparently, sometimes you can see wild kangaroos. Unfortunately I didn't get that this time.

Once in Katoomba, we walked through the town, got excited that there was an Aldi (the cheapest supermarket to get food here in Australia) and then made our way to Echo Point, which has a great view over the Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters.

The Three Sisters 

The Blue Mountains

Then we tried to go and find the Katoomba Falls. We thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of the instructions so that we wouldn't get lost, since the sign said it would be a 1 hour hike one way...

Then the hike began...

With multiple fantastic views along the way...

And some interesting art work too...

I saw this carved into an out-sticking rock, past the safety barriers

There were some cliff edges too...

And we continued along the path...

We even saw some burned trees from the summers bush-fire...

We got all the way to a sign that said "Katoomba Cascades - 5 mintues, Katoomba Falls - 15 minutes" ...

Katoomba Cascades

We stopped at the Katoomba Cascades for a few minutes and then headed on along the path we thought would lead us to the Falls...

But then we came across a sign that said "Katoomba Falls - 45 minutes one way plus 2 hour steep climb back or take the cable car (last one at 4.30pm)" so we gave up and ate our lunch instead.

After lunch we packed up and walked back to the town center...

Cowboy Shadow

Where we decided to go into Aldi and buy ourselves some food for the next couple of weeks...

WE LOVE ALDI

Now I have the next months worth of food in a cool bag and I am off to Byron Bay tonight on the night bus which goes from Sydney Central to Byron Bay from 10pm till 7am, hopefully at this Hostel I'll be able to keep my blog a little more updated regularly instead of bulk-blogging like I just did today.

Till the next time,
Lucy xxo