Driving from Bilpin on mist free days we discovered all the beauty of The Blue Mountains. The mountain views - oh, so blue - majestic cliffs and waterfalls, the mountain flowers and the endless expanse of the bush. We could only stand and gasp in awe.We took a trip on the Zig-Zag railway into the Lithgow valley on a train pulled by an old, restored steam engine. Chris had a ball having all his unanswered questions about steam engines answered.
I discovered a most amazing gallery with the most stunning garden I have ever walked through, and of course, the most gorgeous art-works. (With steam engines and a gallery we were both in our element!)
All the villages nestled in and around the mountains are absolutely beautiful - especially at this time of the year where every flower, tree and shrub is in flower. During the hotter months the bush often burns. While we were in Bilpin the bush around Katoomba was set alight which luckily didn't spread because the rain was still around.
The villages we visited were Mt Victoria, Clarence, Leura, Blackheath, Katoomba and Wentworth Falls.
The lizard was lying sunning itself in the garden. I would do that too!
