Good Friday 10th April Sydney
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 10 April 2009 | Views [114] | Comments [1]
Thursday evening we had another swim in the hotel swimming pool and a 'Paul special' meal in, followed by a short walk.
Friday morning we were up early for our 7.50am pick up as we were spending the day in The Blue Mountains. (They get their blue haze from the vapour that the eucalyptus trees give off reflected in the sun). Having picked up all our fellow travellers from various addresses around Sydney we set off in the direction of the Blue Mountains. Our first call was to the Sydney Olympic Park, the home of the 2000 Olympics. Here we saw many of the specially built stadiums and housing for both competitors and visitors, which have all subsequently been sold off, making Sydney one of the few places to actually make a profit from an Olympic Games. Our next stop was at The Nepean River for a morning snack of juice, fruit and biscuits.
It was then back into our coach for a photo opportunity at Kings Tableland with fantastic views of the mountains, and to The Wentworth Falls, which our Guide and Driver, Hayden, insists are "taller than Niagra Falls". Our lunch stop was at Leura - The Garden Village, where we enjoyed our picnic and had a walk around the village. Another "Kodak" moment followed at Katoomba and The Three Sisters rock formation, the home of the two Blue Mountain icons. Then followed a visit to Scenic World, where we went down the side of the mountain by Cableway, walked along in the rainforest and returned up the mountain by The Scenic Railway - the world's steepest inclined railway.
We visited a National Park in the hopes of seeing some kangaroos, but they were not at home, so we had good views but no roos!!!!. Our trip finished with a River Cruise back to Circular Quay, passing under The Harbour Bridge and next to The Opera House. Entering the city by river in the dark was very impressive. We enjoyed our day very much. The company we used was Oz Trails and our guide and driver Hayden kept us amused with endless tales and anecdotes about The Bush, the indigenous people and The Blue Mountains. see www.oztrails.com.au
As we arrived back into Circular Quay, we found ourselves in McDonalds ordering ice creams. Yummy.
Australian Fact from yesterday(sorry we forgot) Aboriginies were not included in the National Census until 1967. In other words they did not exist.
Fact for today - Until the 1960s Aboriginal parents did not have legal custody over their own children, the State did. They took children away from their parents whenever they felt like it.
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