Fitzroy Gardens – Turning Nature into Art

When I was a kid there was a difference between a park and a garden: parks had playgrounds and gardens didn’t. In fact I thought gardens were either boring, or simply hard work (namely because my Dad would regularly get me to pull perfectly good plants out of his garden, though he had another word for them – weeds). … More Fitzroy Gardens – Turning Nature into Art

Katoomba – The Heart of the Blue Mountains

Ever since my days in youth group I’ve known about Katoomba, namely because of the Christian Convention Centre there that holds an annual Youth Convention. I’ve never been to that convention (and these days I would hardly qualify as a youth) so 2014 was the first time I visiting this town nestled in the Blue Mountains (though nestled is probably not the word I am looking for since the train driver, upon arriving at the railway station, described this place as a ‘tourist mecca’). … More Katoomba – The Heart of the Blue Mountains