Category Archives: Places

Katoomba, NSW. Lacklustre Lilianfels **2stars

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sconquest

Great Expectations. Sadly Disappointed. Finally went horse riding for the first time ever. Didn’t fall off & enjoyed the trail ride in the Blue Mountains. It was only an hour but it still left you rather sore and tender. To … Continue reading →

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Sydney, NSW. Back and Forwards on the Manly Ferry.

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Sconquest

Touring Sydney with Seagulls      Always great walking through the Botanical Gardens but it was certainly very hot as I made my way from the Art Gallery, down to Circular Quay and the Manly Ferry, here’s a map.  Just … Continue reading →

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Art Gallery of NSW. Disappointing Scones ***3 stars

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Sconquest

Picasso – Sorry, Not My Cup of Tea. Go now so there’s no worry about crowds at the Art Gallery of NSW. When I arrived about 1.30 pm there were plenty of tickets available for any of the half hour … Continue reading →

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Bondi, NSW. Missed Sculpture By the Sea, Again!

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Sconquest

 Oops! Can’t believe I’ve missed Sculpture by the Sea again! Even getting up before sunrise didn’t help yesterday. An early start would mean beating all the traffic and the heat. Not a problem today though as I was waylaid only … Continue reading →

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Hiking and Tramping, USA & NZ. Arm Chair Hiking with Bill Bryson****4stars

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Sconquest

What to do on a Rainy Day?        It’s been pouring with rain this week and a wonderful opportunity to listen to Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Wood an unabridged audiobook from audible.com. Having tramped some of  New … Continue reading →

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Leura, NSW. Flowerpot Scones ***3 Stars.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Sconquest

What: Wayzgoose Cafe Where: 174 Leura Mall, Leura, NSW   Ph: 4784 1973 When: 7 days Web: www.wayzgoosecafe.com.au Value: Excellent      Cost: Flower Pot Scone $5.50 with plenty jam & cream.   Quaint but Crusty & Chewy Have often looked … Continue reading →

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Washington DC, USA. Queen Elizabeth’s Drop Scones.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sconquest

What’s Cooking Uncle Sam?    Hi there, As your special envoy on the USA at present, I felt bound to record Queen Elizabeth IIs scone recipe that she shared with President Eisenhower in 1960. It was part of the What’s … Continue reading →

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Katoomba, NSW. Explorers’ Tree Follow Up…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Sconquest

Blue Mountains Library Clarifies… Impressed by the common sense approach of John Low, the Local Studies Librarian at Blue Mountains City Library in an article on the Explorers’ Tree. He concludes with: What are we to make of the considerable variation in detail that … Continue reading →

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Katoomba, NSW. The Saga of the Explorer’s Tree continues…

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Sconquest

Australia’s Original Blarney Stone (Tree)!  Fact or Fiction? Does it matter? Seemed such a simple story but it isn’t. Apparently, it is questionable whether the tree was ever marked in 1813 by the explorer’s Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth. Quite innocently, just looking … Continue reading →

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Explorers Tree, Katoomba. Well & Truly Past it’s Prime!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Sconquest

An Explorers’ Tree in a Cage. What a great photo! Don’t you love those hats! By about 1900 the Tree was  lopped. This photo from Blue Mountains Library Local Studies Collection says: First recorded use of the term Surveyors Tree; Star … Continue reading →

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