Blue Mountains

It has been two weeks since my last post, and a lot have happened since that. It is hard to believe that I have already been studying down here for two weeks! For the moment, I feel that the study load is appropriate, but that feeling might change later in this semester.

When being abroad it is luckily not all about studying, it is also about exploring and meeting new people. I have been lucky to meet people, who like me, would like to see other things than the words in their textbooks.

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Der er gået to uger siden mit sidste indlæg, og der er sket en del siden da. Det er svært at tro, at jeg allerede har studeret i to uger! I øjeblikket føles arbejdsbelastning tilpas, men det kan sagtens ændre sig senere i dette semester.

Når man er på udlandsophold, drejer alt sig heldigvis ikke kun om at studere, det handler også om at udforske og møde nye mennesker. Jeg har være heldig at møde mennesker, der ligesom mig også gerne vil lave andet end at læse.

Our last trip was yesterday to the Blue Mountains, a national park bigger than you can imagine. We went by train, both ways, for only 2.5 AUD (12,78 kr.)! With two hours each way, that is insanely cheap. In Denmark, the price would have been 20 times higher. This price only applies on sundays, but it is a great way to explore Sydney and the areas surrounding it.

When we got to the Blue Mountains, we found our marked trail called the National Pass. It is has an estimated walking time of between 2hrs 30min and 3hrs 30min. We did the walk in 3hrs 30min and had plenty of time to get lunch and take some nice pictures. The walk itself is graded as a hard walk, where bushwalking experience is recommended. Most of the walk was not that hard, but the last part was very steep with many stairs! Luckily we all got back home safe.

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I går tog vi en tur til Blue Mountains, en nationalpark større end man lige kan forestille sig. Vi tog et tog begge veje for kun 2,5 AUD (12,78 kr.)! Med to timers køretid hver vej, er det sindssygt billigt. Det ville aldrig være muligt i Danmark. Prisen gælder kun om søndagen og dækker en hel dags transport frem og tilbage.

Da vi ankom til Blue Mountains fandt vi vores gårute kaldet National Pass. Gåtiden er estimeret til at være mellem 2,5 og 3,5 time, og vi klarede den på 3,5. Der var både tid til frokost og en masse gode billeder. Den omtales som en hård tur, men det viste sig kun at være det sidste stykke, hvor der var ret mange stejle trapper.