Monday, May 28, 2007

Day 9: Blue Mountains






Started off a little late today because of previous night's drinking session. We managed to arrive at the first town and grabbed a nice pie for breakfast. But the fillings were so creamy that the process became really messy. Manage to grab some candies for my nieces from a specialised candy shop.

The drive around the Blue Mountain region was not as scenic as Southern Highlands. The view from Echo Point was really massive and I even got to see 'The 3 Sisters'.


We decided to go check out Jenolan Caves and the journey took us through a long, windy and dangerous road. Luck was on our side as we manage to secure the last 2 tickets for the 'River' tour (2nd choice); the most strenuous walk. Lunch was an awesome meal of Beef burger and lagsania. The food was pretty good and the surrounding was really quaint.

I went for a cave tour in Perth before and was not excepting much. The tour had tons of climbing up and down steep ladders and walking. As it went on, I was floored by the caves and beautiful clear waters. This place beats the one on Perth by 10 times at least. The tour really got me feeling like I was an explorer and we were so wowed by it that we rushed out to get a second tour. This time we got our 1st choice (Temple of Baal) and there was not much walking, but it was visually stunning. The stories relating to the formations made the tour so much more real. All of us just stand there in awe.

We left Jenolan Caves at 5pm, which also means twightlight has descended. The drive back was challenging, scary and long. Along the way back, I was mooned (someone showing off his bare butt) by a drunk teenager. That was really interesting. I drove down to another friend's place to stay as the next day we were going out - lucky never get lost. Ate a really tasty kahbab at Darlinghurst street (Just like Geylang) and had a look at the 'action' going on the streets. Did not step into the strip clubs though. (A)

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