Imagine – the stress building up after vice-chancellor week, the distraught feeling of wanting to know the results of the mid-term paper, the pile of unfinished assignments that needs to be completed as its due date is around the corner.
Now imagine – the sight and sounds of nature! The ones even though can be found back home, but were never really cherished or experienced (heck, after all, most of us are city kids). Imagine, over viewing a landscape of greenery and mountains. How wonderful it would be to witness the Milky Way and shooting stars at night.
Appreciating the beauty of nature is something that rejuvenates our very being and with a recharged mind we are able to conquer life’s morbid ness and challenges with profound optimism and perseverance.
Our journey started at 11:45am where we gathered at the sacred Hungry Jacks of Central station for a voluptuous meal of protein and carbohydrate to keep us energetic during our hike up Blue Mountains. Contrary to MST of public transportation in Malaysia, our train arrived on the dot, we enthusiastically boarded the train and made ourselves comfortable for the two and a half hour ride north west.
We got off at Katoomba, a city where history, art, natural scenery, and café culture merge creating an atmosphere perfect for tourists to explore and experience the leisure of the country side. After a quick bite, our adventure began as we headed for Echo Point to visit the Three Sisters and a breathtaking view of Jamison Valley! Later on, we caught another bus to Scenic World where we choose to indulge ourselves by going on to the steepest funicular railway. As we descended the tracks, we could witness Jamison Valley from a unique view, observing the clear blue sky that touches the vastness of trees like on a canvas. We tracked our way around the bushwalking rail that led us to the Skyway which was our transport back up to the entrance of Scenic World. On the skyway, we were able to view part of Jamison Valley, Katoomba Falls, the Three Sisters and Orphan Rock and as a bonus these were enhanced by the emerging of a sunset.
As our tour came to an end, we embarked on our next destination – Peter Myer’s home for a BBQ dinner, drinks and cigies and a bon fire to augment a comfortable social atmosphere. Unfortunately, our grumbling tummies were being tested the virtue of patience as we had to wait a full hour and a half for a train to arrive. Our patience was paid off as the train arrived on the dot and thus we continued our journey to Peter’s house located near Mount Victoria station. It was roughly a 10 minute walk in the dark as there were no street lights to light our way. Nevertheless, there were no complains as we were able to witness the Milky Way and a starry night sky. The sight was simply magnificent and thus words are neither sufficient nor capable of describing its beauty.
Upon our arrival, the beef stakes, lamb stakes, sausages and etc were laid on the table waiting to be eaten (no offence to vegetarians). Need less to say, we ate like kings! After dinner, majority of us sat around the bon fire, initially playing drinking games and then moved on to something more morbid – ghost story-telling. In the mean time, the remainder of us was lazing around in the house listening to Peter and Garm as they played the organ, while also attempting to imitate their proficiency with that musical instrument.
Now imagine – the sight and sounds of nature! The ones even though can be found back home, but were never really cherished or experienced (heck, after all, most of us are city kids). Imagine, over viewing a landscape of greenery and mountains. How wonderful it would be to witness the Milky Way and shooting stars at night.
Appreciating the beauty of nature is something that rejuvenates our very being and with a recharged mind we are able to conquer life’s morbid ness and challenges with profound optimism and perseverance.
Our journey started at 11:45am where we gathered at the sacred Hungry Jacks of Central station for a voluptuous meal of protein and carbohydrate to keep us energetic during our hike up Blue Mountains. Contrary to MST of public transportation in Malaysia, our train arrived on the dot, we enthusiastically boarded the train and made ourselves comfortable for the two and a half hour ride north west.
We got off at Katoomba, a city where history, art, natural scenery, and café culture merge creating an atmosphere perfect for tourists to explore and experience the leisure of the country side. After a quick bite, our adventure began as we headed for Echo Point to visit the Three Sisters and a breathtaking view of Jamison Valley! Later on, we caught another bus to Scenic World where we choose to indulge ourselves by going on to the steepest funicular railway. As we descended the tracks, we could witness Jamison Valley from a unique view, observing the clear blue sky that touches the vastness of trees like on a canvas. We tracked our way around the bushwalking rail that led us to the Skyway which was our transport back up to the entrance of Scenic World. On the skyway, we were able to view part of Jamison Valley, Katoomba Falls, the Three Sisters and Orphan Rock and as a bonus these were enhanced by the emerging of a sunset.
As our tour came to an end, we embarked on our next destination – Peter Myer’s home for a BBQ dinner, drinks and cigies and a bon fire to augment a comfortable social atmosphere. Unfortunately, our grumbling tummies were being tested the virtue of patience as we had to wait a full hour and a half for a train to arrive. Our patience was paid off as the train arrived on the dot and thus we continued our journey to Peter’s house located near Mount Victoria station. It was roughly a 10 minute walk in the dark as there were no street lights to light our way. Nevertheless, there were no complains as we were able to witness the Milky Way and a starry night sky. The sight was simply magnificent and thus words are neither sufficient nor capable of describing its beauty.
Upon our arrival, the beef stakes, lamb stakes, sausages and etc were laid on the table waiting to be eaten (no offence to vegetarians). Need less to say, we ate like kings! After dinner, majority of us sat around the bon fire, initially playing drinking games and then moved on to something more morbid – ghost story-telling. In the mean time, the remainder of us was lazing around in the house listening to Peter and Garm as they played the organ, while also attempting to imitate their proficiency with that musical instrument.
When the clock striked 10pm, we began our journey back to the city...
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