Thinking of the Blue Mountains

I recently read The Ladies of Missalonghi by Colleen McCullough. The short novel is set in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia.The Ladies of Missalonghi, Colleen McCullough, Australia, Blue MountainsI really enjoyed this short novel and it brought back memories of visiting the Blue Mountains during one of my trips to Australia.

Blue Mountains National Park - Australia - New South Wales - Katoomba - Jamison ValleyThe Blue Mountains National Park is very scenic.

Blue Mountains - Australia - Rock Formation - Katoomba - GeologyThere are some beautiful rock formations in the Blue Mountains.

Katoomba Falls - Blue Mountains - Australia - WaterfallsI was also able to see the Katoomba Falls.

The waterfall has multiple drops for a total of about 800 feet or 244 meters.

Three Sisters, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, Australia, FogAnother of the attractions at Katoomba is the Three Sisters. Here they are very difficult to see because of the fog, but if you read some of my posts about the Blue Mountains there are some better views.

Pepperoni - Solo Soft Drink - Papadino's Pizzeria - Katoomba, NSW, Australia - Blue Mountains - PizzaI am also remember a nice lunch in Katoomba. I had a nice Pepperoni Pizza along with a nice can of Solo.

The pizza was really good. A nice crisp crust with a delicious topping. I also enjoyed the nice tang of Solo. This is one soda that I wish we had in the US.

Steven

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Harry Potter in Different Languages

I have been watching the last of the Harry Potter movies tonight and though about the collection of Harry Potter books I have that are in different languages.

I have written blog posts about most of them, but need to determine which ones I haven’t covered yet.

In the identification process I thought I would share links to the posts I have written so far.

Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone, Book Editions, J. K. Rowling, Hogwarts ExpressHarry Potter in English

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, J. K. Rowling, Books, Harry Potter, SpanishHarry Potter in Spanish

Harry Potter, Stein der Weisen, Carlsen, J. K. RowlingHarry Potter auf Deutsch

Harry Potter, Italian, J.K. Rowling, Travel, booksHarry Potter in Italian

Harry Potter, Chinese Edition, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter in Chinese

Harry Potter, Portuguese, Translations, Brazil, booksHarry Potter in Brazilian Portuguese

I have two more languages and hopefully I will post about them soon. I will not give away the languages now, so you will find out when I write the posts.

I still want to find a few more languages, I need to travel to some new places or ask students to bring me a copy when they come for a course.

Steven

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