Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
Over recent days I have posted several photos of the Three Sisters and the landscape taken from Echo Point in Katoomba. Today I present several more photos of this magnificent place.
Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
Echo Point, The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
Part of The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
During our visit to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains just after last Christmas I took quite a few photos of the Three Sisters and the landscape views from Echo Point Lookout.
We’d visited this spot on a number of previous times but I did not have any digital photos of this amazing physical feature. You actually have to visit this spot to appreciate the size of these sandstone stacks, but you can get a little understanding by looking at the photo above. The size can be gauged by the size of the people on the walkway in the lower left hand corner of the photo.
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Part of The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
Part of The Three Sisters, Katoomba, NSW
The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, Katoomba, NSW
The Three Sisters, Echo Point, Katoomba
On our holiday last Christmas in Sydney we went for a family drive to the Blue Mountains. One place I really wanted to visit was Echo Point, mainly to get some good digital photos of the Three Sisters. For readers who are not aware of this beautiful natural feature an hour’s drive west of Sydney, the Three Sisters are three sandstone stacks that have been formed through water and wind erosion over thousands of years. The three stacks are right next to each other, hence the name.
This amazing physical feature is one of Australia’s most photographed spots. Tens of thousands of visitors come to the lookout every day, most with cameras clicking wildly. I had to be one of them!
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The Three Sisters, Echo Point, Katoomba
The Three Sisters, Echo Point, Katoomba
Katoomba and the Blue Mountains
Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW
On our holiday in Sydney last Christmas we went for a family drive to Leura and Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. We stopped for short while at Echo Point and the Three Sisters lookout.
I had a debate with my son after our visit. We discussed whether this – or somewhere else in Australia – was the most photographed natural feature in Australia. Uluru would have to be right up there in the top few, but I contended that for sheer numbers, the Three Sisters at Katoomba would have to be close to the top. There must have been close to a thousand people in the half hour we were there, and the stream was relentless. Most people would have taken dozens of shots while there.
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Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW
Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW
The Three Sisters, Echo Point, Katoomba, NSW
A visit to Leura in the Blue Mountains
Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW
When we were in Sydney at Christmas time for a holiday we took a day trip up into the Blue Mountains. Our son came with us but our daughter-in-law had to work. This meant that just the four of us went driving for the first time in many years. It was good. We were heading for Katoomba but spent an hour or so exploring the shops in the small town of Leura nearby.
While we were there it was time for lunch. We searched the main street for a suitable place, or rather a place with a spare table for four. Not easy during the height of the Christmas-New Year tourist season. We eventually found a table in a wonderfully named cafe called the Loaves and Dishes. We had a wonderful meal which was spoiled by me feeling the absolute pits due to a diabetic low blood sugar level while waiting for our meal to arrive. Despite them being quite quick, I’d let my levels drop too quickly. It had been far too long since my last food intake. After an hour I was back to normal again, thankfully.
An amusing little incident occurred as we walked up the main street. The traffic here probably only crawls along at the best of times. Suddenly one car came to an abrupt halt, the female driver got out and went to the car behind hers and she then proceeded to hurl verbal abuse at the female driver in that car. It was a case of road rage and something that is starting to be far too common here in Australia. The impatience of some people concerns me.
I actually felt like going over to the person and applauding, but thought better of it. I would certainly have received an earful – or worse. Eventually they moved off very slowly up the street, followed by the long line of cars, the drivers of which had been waiting patiently.
Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW