This blog entry marks the official final entry. Nine days have passed us by in the wink of an eye! I was really melancholic when I filed my final 'live' roving report from the Grand Dining Room of the Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains; a spirit that was shared with all in our tight travelling group. Tze quipped in jest, "I love mum (but) we love Sydney MORE!"
We had a warm continental breakfast at the hotel - an historic icon in Medlow Bath. Built as Australia's first health retreat in the early 1900s, it's now been converted to an 84-room hotel. The grandeur of its high ceilings, intricate interior designs and commanding long couches that line the plush carpetted-corridors speak of a class like none other. The hotel offers uninterrupted panoramic views of both the Megalong Valley and Kanimbla Ranges.
After breakfast, we said au revoir to the gorgeous mountains and drove back to the Sydney to catch our flight back home. Tze Min and Gim Kuan had a chance of a lifetime and have no regrets on this trip, okay maybe only one - that it wasn't long enough. I personally had gotten used to the cold, wearing only two layers on our final day on the mountain top, when only 8 days earlier, I was decked in three layers in the city and feeling the biting cold.
Listen out for my chat with Tze and her mum in The Living Room on 938LIVE this Wed, 21st May 2008 from 10.10am - 10.30am as I speak with them about their experiences and which are their favourite picks on the trip!
Thank you for being part of our journey! I have attempted to reflect the truest essence of each place and the most honest of feelings in every report and I trust you've enjoyed following us on this journey!
Now it's your turn to win some great prizes for coming along with us. Visit 938LIVE now to find out more!
We had a warm continental breakfast at the hotel - an historic icon in Medlow Bath. Built as Australia's first health retreat in the early 1900s, it's now been converted to an 84-room hotel. The grandeur of its high ceilings, intricate interior designs and commanding long couches that line the plush carpetted-corridors speak of a class like none other. The hotel offers uninterrupted panoramic views of both the Megalong Valley and Kanimbla Ranges.After breakfast, we said au revoir to the gorgeous mountains and drove back to the Sydney to catch our flight back home. Tze Min and Gim Kuan had a chance of a lifetime and have no regrets on this trip, okay maybe only one - that it wasn't long enough. I personally had gotten used to the cold, wearing only two layers on our final day on the mountain top, when only 8 days earlier, I was decked in three layers in the city and feeling the biting cold.
Listen out for my chat with Tze and her mum in The Living Room on 938LIVE this Wed, 21st May 2008 from 10.10am - 10.30am as I speak with them about their experiences and which are their favourite picks on the trip!Thank you for being part of our journey! I have attempted to reflect the truest essence of each place and the most honest of feelings in every report and I trust you've enjoyed following us on this journey!
Now it's your turn to win some great prizes for coming along with us. Visit 938LIVE now to find out more!
2 comments:
Hi Stan!
I was just searching for some photos of the Blue Mountains/Jamison Valley and I stumbled upon this blog.
As a Sydney local, I must say I really enjoyed reading your posts about your visit to Sydney and the Blue Mountains, and I'm very pleased to see that you guys had lots of fun.
Cheers,
Shaun
Thanks for visiting the blog Shaun. We sure did have a ball of a time on the mountain!
In fact, I can't to revist the place again.
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