Blue Mountains & Sydney
NSW
April 2011
The second half of the trip
- includes pics from the moment we left the Australian capital,
Canberra, to the whistle stop at the Belanglo State Forest, to
the serene and picturesque Blue
Mountains, a day-trip to Sydney and back. We stayed for 3 nights/ 4 days in the beautiful
little town of Blackheath, 10 km from the famous 'Three Sisters'
in Katoomba.
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On Federal Highway from Canberra our way to the Blue Mountains
Belanglo State Forest, or the Forest of Death.
Be careful - of what?
Kind of an open-ended statement, like saying you go find out yourself if you dare.
The entire forest has an eerie atmosphere to it.
On the Western Plantation Road (more like a track) in Belanglo State Forest
Fairytale mushrooms in the Belanglo Forest
We stayed for 3 nights in this lovely, cosy little cottage.
Views from the Govett's Leap lookout, Blackheath
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains
Fall colours in the Blue Mountains
Three Sisters, echo point, Katoomba
Three Sisters, Katoomba, Blue Mountains
A thick cloud of mountain mist came from nowhere to engulf the Three Sisters.
Three Sisters, the next morning
Three Sisters, the next morning. See the clouds in the valley far, far away.
Bondi, a popular beach in Sydney
Sunbathers at Bondi beach, Sydney
South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, NSW
Juanita Nielsen memorial.
Opera House and the Harbour Bridge
Sydney Harbour Bridge, a.k.a. "the Coat-hanger"
What box office? The best seat is hogged by a seagull.
Sydney CBD as seen from the Opera House
Sydney CBD as seen from the Opera House
Sydney CBD as seen from the Opera House
Evan's lookout, Blackheath, on our way home
Fall colours in Blackheath. The end.
This is where Ivan Milat murdered no less than seven innocent backpackers and dumped their bodies in late 80's and early 90's. Wonder what the 'Please be careful' sign is for?
Maybe these flowers are apologising for the acts of unspeakable evil that took place here in the late 80's and the early 90's.
This intersection is at one of the remotest parts of the Belanglo Forest and also very, very close to where those innocent backpackers lost their lives in the most horrible way. And the kicker? Police are convinced that Ivan Milat (the convicted killer) did not act alone, but he was the only one charged. This thankfully means at least one more killer is still roaming free. What a cheerful thought.
I really wanted to take shot closer than this but that would have meant me possibly coming in to physical contact with this probably poisonous funghi, or the possibility that I would be sitting next to a decaying corpse in this forest of death. Not a nice feeling.
I took a vote before turning off the Hume Freeway in to Belanglo forest - I was the only one who voted 'For'. Luckily for me I was the one at the wheel and therefore had the power of veto. Being the driver certainly has its advantages in times like this.
The name of the place is 'The Govett's Leap House', located on Govett's Leap Road in Blackheath.
Pulpit Rock Lookout, Blue Mountains - Seriously, who builds these viewing platforms DOWN THERE? It is a sheer drop of a few hundred meters to the dense forest down below.
South head Cemetery, Vaucluse, NSW
The epitaph reads: 'A courageous journalist who vigorously fought for the rights of others and the preservation of heritage homes through her newspaper 'Now'. She mysteriously disappeared on 4th July, 1975, aged 38 years'.
What the epitaph doesn't tell you is that she was killed on orders of the Sydney property developed Frank Theeman. Her body has never been found and the killers never brought to justice, mainly due to police corruption at the time (bought over by property developers).
What a courageous woman.
On Federal Highway from Canberra our way to the Blue Mountains
