Blue Mountains

Not quite sure where to start with the Blue Mountains, but they are the most beautiful ones I have ever seen. When we decided to go to Australia, this was the second thing I knew I had to do after the Whitsundays and boy was it worth it. 

We stayed at Katoomba Campsite, which is located within walking distance of Echo Point and the Three Sisters and the points that the Blue Mountains are most famous for. In terms of weather during our stay, you would really not believe how freezing it was. I feel like I can now truely appreciate an Australian winter. I mean people are wrapped in scarves, proper jackets, gloves and hats. It's almost bizarre to see, especially after wearing a bikini and swimming in the sea a few days earlier. 

After doing a bit of Google searching, I discovered an Aussie website called 'weekend notes' where we found out the not so touristy areas within the Blue Mountains. However we still decided to see Echo Point and the Three Sisters as it was so close to the campsite. 

We also hiked to Witches Leap, where we went below the trees and saw lots of huge waterfalls. 

Sublime Point was the first recommended by 'weekend notes' and wow we were blown away. It's almost crazy the views and how intense they are. For a good picture, if you are to visit, I would recommend hopping over the railings for that untouchable photo. We only picked the rocks that looks stable enough and that people had graffitied on, hoping that they lived to tell the tale. 

The next spot we visited was Govetts Leap. It just crazy how so many of the points have a similar view but each time you still feel amazed.

Flat Rock/Lincoln's Rock was named after a famous mountaineer who I think recently passed away but don't quote me on that. This was our absolute favourite spot. 

On the way back to the campsite, we stopped by the Blue Mountains Chocolate Factory (obviously) also recommended by 'weekend notes'. It was totally not what we expected it was tiny and a little old house but was obviously adorable. The only thing that put a damper on the occasion, was we had a treat at the cafe and I let Nathan decide because normally I do and you'd never guess what he picked, only a Strawberry Cheesecake. I mean who orders a Strawberry Cheesecake from a chocolate factory. Anyway I may sound like I am complaining but I actually thoroughly enjoyed it. We also had a hot chocolate, which was basically hot milk, with a candle heating it from underneath and then we had to put in chocolate buttons and hey presto it became a cracking hot chocolate. 

I also treated myself to ONE (please note the emphasis on 'one') chocolate from the huge selection and I went with a Kir Royale white chocolate and guess how much it cost me, $1.50 for one chocolate and it was only OK.

All in all, Blue Mountains was unbeatable.

Xoxo