Blue Mountains, Canberra and Hunter Vally!

Hi everybody!

I know, it has been a really long time since I blogged the last time. The problem is that we are 9 people sharing one network, and everyone is downloading a lot... Which means that the internet is extremely slow. I couldn't even log in to Facebook or Hotmail at all. Anyhow, here are some updates what I've done the last three days!

Thursday, 12/01/2012, BLUE MOUNTAINS!
On thursday, Katja and I went on a one day trip to the Blue Mountains with a group called Tours R us. It was really great - a fairly small group and good guide. We started off by visiting the Olympics 2000. After a couple of photos we headed off to in Featherdale Wildpark where we got to cuddle with kangaroos and koalas. I even hold a snake for the first time - really awesome! Once we were done there, our trip continued to the Mountains. It was really amazing, the view was marvelous! And since the majority of the trees are eucalyptus, there was a scent of eucalyptus in the air.

Friday, 13/01/2012, CANBERRA!
During this day, we went on a trip to the captial of Australia, Canberra! We went to the War Memorial, had a guided tour in new Parliament, went to the museum and went home on a 45 min cruise back to Circular Quay. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to explore the actual city itself, but I can highly recommend everyone to take a trip there if you are close by!

Saturday, 14/01/2012, HUNTER VALLY!
Today we went to Hunter Vally. We were only 4 (!!!) in our group! It was me, Katja and an older couple from California. The tour started in the Reptile Park outside Sydney. Again, we had the chance to cuddle with kangaroos. We also got some kangaroo food and fed them. Then we headed to the Smelly Cheese Shop where we tried local cheese. I'm not a cheese person but that was amazing!! Then we went to our first wineyard where we got to try ten different wines. Once we were done, we went to a restaurant where we ate bruchetta, ceasar salad, pasta, antipasti and potatoes - and one glass of wine for every meal. Then we headed to the last winery where we got another ten samples and ended the day with chocolate-tasting.

I can really recommend every single place. Blue Mountain is a stunning place - the nature is beyond beautiful and if you wish to escape the noisy citylife, this is the place to go. Canberra is a beautiful city with a great history. The perfect place for those who wants to get some cultural aspects of Australia. Hunter Vally is a great place for all the gourmet people! WOnderful wines, amazing cheese and good chocolate. The surroundings are also extremely beautiful and peaceful. Three great places outside Sydney that are all terrific and so dissimilar to each other. But no matter what place you choose to visit , you won't get disappointed. :)

Videos and pictures will appear as soon as I've edited them! So stay updated. ;)

Cheers!