I know it's taken me awhile, but I finally got around to blogging about my trip to Australia. The trip was insane - we were constantly busy. I took over 1500 pictures, and I want to share them all, but of course then it would take you months to read this post. Note: there are still a lot of pictures to scroll through in this post. Since I'm not a huge writer, of course I'd rather share my vacation story through pictures!
We first arrived in Sydney, then drove to the Blue Mountains about 2 hours away. We stayed there for a couple of days. We got to hike around the Blue Mountains (which is this huge lush valley, which I almost think is bigger than Yosemite). The first day we took a hike for a couple of hours and climbed up to the Three Sisters.
The next day we did a 12 km hike that climbed to a ruined castle.
We also got to visit the Jenolan Caves, which was crazy! Definitely a must see if you're ever near the Blue Mountains.
The day after that we drove to their wine country called Hunter Valley. Wine tastings are FREE. FREE!!!! Nothing in this world is FREE!! Wine in Australia is AWESOME. They have different blends called Semillon and Lombardo. I could drink that stuff all day. Anyway, wine country was great. I only wished we could've stay there longer.
We also got to feed the kangaroos and pet a koala at the zoo in Hunter Valley. Unfortunately I couldn't hug the koala, only pet it. Apparently picking them up in New South Wales is against the law. But one day, I will make it to Queensland where it is legal to hug and pick them up. Also got to see a wombat! The kangaroos look like they are blind as hell, and they just hop right up to you!
After a night in wine country, we drove back to Sydney. We got to go to the Opera at the famous Opera House, Bondi Beach, Manly Beach, the Botanical Gardens, Chinatown...
We flew to Melbourne for a couple of days, and got to explore the city there. Melbourne is such a pretty city at night. Oh, and they even have a casino.
Flew back to Sydney, and finally flew back home!
