Day 34: The Blue Mountains
After a good night’s rest, we all met up bright & early at the Executive Lounge for a massive brekkie before heading out to the Blue Mountains for the day. We started our visit with a short hike to the Wentworth Waterfall, then on to Echo Point to view the Iconic Three Sisters.
The Blue Mountains – the oil in the air from the eucalyptus trees creates a blue haze
Enjoying the view from the top of Wentworth Falls
The Three Sisters and the Lone Bachelor
Walking down (half- down) the Giant Staircase
Quite a crowd at Echo Point – luckily only a fraction walk the trail so Igor can enjoy his animal statues
Lindsay & Bo got a private performance at the Waradah Aboriginal Center, where the performers demonstrated traditional dances & played a didgeridoo.
Aboriginal dance & didgeridoo performance at Waradah
Private show! The performers outnumbered the audience!
Next stop, we all headed for Scenic World: a Blue Mountains Disneyland – complete with rides! We ran around to try all the trams (along with dozens of Asian tourist), and enjoyed a walk through the Sculpture Garden – a pathway with about two dozen art installations ranging from bizarre, amusing, thought-provoking, and downright stupid. Winners announced in May – two of our favorites won awards!
First stop at Scenic World – the Scenic Skyway!
The couple of boots enjoying a glass-bottom view of the forest below
Another view-point of the Three Sisters & Lone Bachelor
Next ride – the steepest railway in the WORLD!
People’s Choice Award-winning installation: “Drop Bear Training Camp” – Koala squadron trying to take back their habitat by dropping the “f-bomb”
The Best & The Worst: Artist-Peer Award-winning “Whispers of the forest” where delightfully-creepy sound boxes whisper thoughts of the trees around you & “literally nothing” (looks like a lazy art-class project to me)
As the sun went down, we headed back to Sydney for another Executive Lounge dinner & unlimited bubbles. Cheers!
Temporarily stuck in Sydney traffic, but with a great view
Love the panoramic view of the Blue Mountains and really enjoyed those hikes.