Assam, one of the North-Eastern states in India is also known as Land of Blue Mountains and Red River. Whenever I did a search on my hometown, Google would often return information on Blue Mountains (Australia). So, when I landed in Sydney last year, it was natural that Blue Mountains was high on my travel list.
One sunny Saturday, I took an early morning train from Strathfield and reached Katoomba station, two hours later.
And true to it’s name, the mountains did look bluish towards the horizon. Katoomba is a quiet suburb, a hilly area surrounded by beautiful tall trees and bushes. There were many hop-on-hop-off buses plying on the road. I bought a ticket that covered trails, scenic world and scenic railway.
The first item in my list was to float in the air 🙂
The Scenic Cableway had a glass floor and you could see waterfalls and valleys down below. Can you see the Katoomba Waterfall in the picture?
It is also a vantage point to view Three Sisters, Mt Solitary and Orphan Rock.
Here’s Mount Solitary (the mountain on right), a famous site for camping and hiking.
The Orphan Rock.
The view in front of me was just stunning and majestic. I wondered how dense the forests looked, but at that point I didn’t know that an hour later I would inside this forest, hiking and climbing stairways.
The Scenic cableway stopped on the other end, where my hungry self gulped down a cup of hot chocolate, watching the gorgeous view. 😀
Wow, orphan rock is beautiful!
Beautiful and scenic locales, a true joy ride.
Beautiful, lovely photos!
Thank you for the lovely virtual Blue Mountains tour!
The Blue Mountains are a beautiful area of Australia – but India is beautiful too! I remember visiting Katoomba as a child.
I'd love to visit the Blue Mountains one day!
Great pics…we hiked Mount Solitary just a couple of weekends ago. Love how beautiful the mountains are! 😊
Blue and beautiful! Thanks Rajlakshmi for sharing these lovely pictures. You really are one lucky gal to experience so much beauty around you 🙂 Gorgeous indeed!
What a gorgeous place! It amazes me to see landscape and scenery like this there. I always think of Austrailia and think of Sydney harbor in my mind. This is just breathtaking!!
What lovely shots and scenery!