BUT, since I spent almost every day this last trip in Amsterdam working on our Australia photos, to finally finish them for albums, I have that incredible trip from April/May on my mind once again.
One of our side trips while in Sydney was to the Blue Mountains, 48km west of the city...
...with nephew David as our companion and tour guide. The Blue Mountains happen to be one of his favorite places where he likes to take everyone. So we were lucky to have him with us, back-n-forth on the train.
The first thing we did before seeing the mountains was visit the Toy & Railway museum in Leura, a small town along the Blue Mountains railway line...just to say we did it.
Besides, I just LOVE model trains!
Then into the mountains we went on a rainy, misty day!
...walking along the trails...
riding the cable car....
...watching the delightful lorikeets at the visitors' center...
...and staring at the aborigine sculptures out front.
After a wonderful day of oohing and aahing, we were ready to catch our train back to Sydney, fully understanding why David and his partner love it so much.
And that was just one day of our 3-week trip! I'll never forget it.
