Tell Leura I love her

Every shop should have one of these benches, it is so civilized. Of course, it is not just for exhausted, bored husbands but also for mothers with tired kids, for retired people, and for shoppers in general. This bench in particular was found in Leura, a small town in the Blue Mountains. As far as cute factor goes, it really has it. There are lots of little interesting shops and galleries. Many artists and writers have made this their home and I can easily see why.  I am sending a link if you want to see what Leura is like: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/leura/

The Blue Mountains are about an hour and a half drive from us and they are very beautiful. The main bigger town is called Katoomba and you can actually go there by a heritage steam train, which we intend to do one day. In the photo below you can see The Three Sisters.  There are lots of walking tracks you can use and of course restaurants and coffee shops in abundance.

On the way there it is well worth a visit to Norman Lindsay’s studio and gardens. He was a famous artist, writer and cartoonist. Here is a link to this venue: http://www.normanlindsay.com.au/. The gardens are beautiful and you can admire some of his sculptures as well.  It sounds like I work for the tourist board for this region, but I really don’t. It is just a very beautiful area and I guess that after living almost 30 years in the French Alps I just enjoy being in the mountains again.

Oh, look someone is using the bench! They look like they need a beer and lunch.