Aug 30, 2025 Lithgow
We traveled from Sydney into the Blue Mountains, past the area we visited in May of 2024, to the town of Lithgow. We encountered true WINTER here! No snow on the ground, but freezing temperatures and cold, wet winds!
The train ride from sea level Sydney to 3,120 foot Lithgow took 3 hours through countryside into the Blue Mountains, similar to the Appalachian Range, not too high and no jagged peaks!
Lithgow’s heyday was the late 1800’s to WW2. An industrial town with factories powered by the coal mining in the area, the economy shrank after the war. Currently it is reinventing itself as an artistic tourist destination.
.The main street is long and reminiscent of a bygone era.
Alleyways along the street are decorated with artworks like these colorful tiles.
We ended our second night at The Blue Fox, a restaurant a 15 minute walk from our apartment. We settled at a table next to the warm woodstove to take the winter chill off. The waiter shared photos he had of the snow flurries late last night that we missed!