Life is Butterful: 2012

I have a shameful confession…I have lived in Sydney for about 4 years all up and have never ventured to the Blue Mountains even though it is at Sydney’s doorstep! My boss even threatened to tweet about this fact!

So as a birthday treat I got taken to the mountains for a weekend getaway.

It was so incredible I decided to give you a list of what we did. I highly recommend it all!

Stay:

· The Windradyne boutique bead and breakfast. The best location ever! Right across the road from the main lookout to the Three Sisters. Veronica is a really lovely manager and the breakfast was great! Really sweet and charming décor. http://www.windradyne.com.au/

Eat:

· Bon Ton in Leura. AMAZING food. That is all.

· Leura Garage. Very trendy cool vibe in there and again incredible food. Also award winning coffee!! WIN WIN!

Do:

· See the Three sisters (a given).

· Climb down the giant stairway (warning…900 steps! Second warning…no lift provided!)

· Travel up the cliff on the scenic skyway.

· Wonder through the cute main street of Leura

· Go to the famous café/chocolate shop, The Paragon, in Katoomba

· See Wentworth falls. We only made it half way down the falls but that is all you need I think. It’s magical down there. But be warned the steps are steep and plentiful!

Obviously there is a lot more to do but seeing as we only had 2 days that was all we could squeeze in.

Hope the pics inspire someone to get out there and explore!

J

P.S. A Neil Young classic (Harvest Moon) to get you in the mood!