A Wonderful Day in Sydney

Day 16 July 7^th

After a great night sleep at the beautiful Menzies Hotel we had a wonderful breakfast and loaded the bus for the town of Katoomba. Once there we went to the amazing Blue Mountains. We boarded Katoomba Scenic Railway, the steepest incline railway in the world. An incline of 52%. We were all amazed at the beautiful mountains. It is like the Grand Canyon but filled trees, rainforest and sandstone. Once off the railway we hiked into the 180 million year old rainforest. It is indescribable. (See Video) We then took the skytram back to the top. We had lunch at the café in the Blue Mountains and then we on our way back to Sydney. We then went to the opal factory where we learned that Australia mines 95% of the gem quality opals in the world. They show us an opal worth 1 million dollars. The most valuable black opal in the world. We went back to the hotel and changed for our 2 hour private Sydney Harbour dinner cruise and dance. The kids had an awesome time. To finish off the evening we had a wonderful 30 minute walk through Sydney back to our hotel. They are now tucked in for the night so they can be fresh for surfing Bondi beach tomorrow.