The TV on our Virgin flight showed us where we were on the map and detailed how fast we were going as well as altitude and aporx. time of arrival.

Rolling back the clock to September.... this is where it all began.

After the longest flight of my life (literally) we arrived in Kings Cross a suburb of Sydney.

Our hostel had free airport pick up witch was great and we could not get past the fact that the cars were on the opposite side of the road! It blew our mind, plus we were in a state of delusion after our long flight.

Arriving at the JOLLY SWAGMAN we were tired and excited.

The first thing we did was set out to explore and then went straight to bed.

The intercom at the hostel blasted girls screeching about the events they had going on that evening urging you to get out of your room and head out on the town.

Needless to say we did not make it out that night or the next. We spent our days wearing our selves to the bone walking the whole city. Taking the train to Bondi and the ferry to Manly. Exploring the botanical gardens and farmers markets. Checking out shopping that even the simplest things are way more expensive then home. We ate meat pies, went to the zoo and aquarium. A few nights later we were dragged out of our rooms for speed dating! It was a blast and we met plenty of fun people. I actually met a guy named ADELAIDE haha he was from Paris. The next few days were a little more quiet as I got sick and the weather turned to rain.

After Kings Cross we moved on the the Blue Mountains. We took a inexpensive train ride up the mountains to a town called Katoomba. I was shocked by how cold it was and spent most night curled up by the fire or the heater. But, the sights were amazing! This picture is out the "three sisters" a rock formation in the mountains it was really cool. They are called to blue mtn. because the eucalyptus trees give off a blue hue and they cover the mountain sides and the valleys. We did lost of exploring during the tree days we were there. we saw our first wild kangaroos and thousands of really cool birds.

This is Abby in one of the caves that we took a bus to go see. The ride took about and hour up and down some crazy steep slopes but in the end it was worth it. We went into the earth to see some really scary cool caves. I had a freak out but made best buds with our guide and managed to make it through the whole tour! Surrounding the caves were tons or crazy cool birds and trees. There was a bright blue lake that we were told had platypus in it! But we didn't get to see any...

After the Blue Mnt. We took the train back down to Sydney to stay beach side at Bondi.

To be continued.....