We went to a Yulefest dinner at the Blue Mountains Manor House and no, we didn’t eat kangaroo!
Our hosts, Annette and Colin, greeted us with a glass of mulled wine and we then moved into the warm dining room with its two open fires. The room and the tables had been decorated and you would think you were in England and it was Christmas.
The dinner was a fabulous four course meal. A smoked salmon entrée was followed by soup. Roast turkey, ham & veges was the main meal with dessert being Christmas pudding and glazed pear.
It’s really more of an event than just a dinner. Glenys played the piano all through dinner, and between courses Annette led the singing of Christmas carols. Santa arrived with his helper with all ages getting into the spirit and having pictures taken with him. Everyone got a gift!
We finished the night with a coffee and port before we ventured back into the cold.
Our friends at Scenic World in Katoomba are hosting Snow Day for 6 days over 3 weekends -
- July 28 & 29
- August 4 & 5 and
- August 11 & 12
There’ll be lots of entertainment for the kids and a special Snow Day buffet (with spiced, hot wine for the adults). You can read all about it at http://www.scenicworld.com.au/
Katoomba is just a 20 minute drive from Cedar Lodge Cabins.
We have been very busy lately because the Yulefest season is in full swing with many guests taking advantage of dinners at the Manor House & the Imperial Hotel. Like many places in the Blue Mountains, we offer a great package deal for Yulefest.
We’re happy to report that the Hartley Valley Tea House has reopened after renovations so we had lunch there last week. The Tea House serves a very nice lunch, or morning and afternoon tea, and they also sell their own range of dessert sauces and dressings of which we have tried quite a few.
Hartley Valley is just a 10 minute drive from Cedar Lodge Cabins, through some beautiful scenery in the Victoria Pass.
As usual, it’s pretty chilly here in Mount Victoria at this time of year, so we, and many of our guests, often enjoy a show at Mount Vic Flicks which is just up the road from Cedar Lodge Cabins. It’s like going back in time when you visit this lovely old cinema. You can even get the old style choc top ice creams!
They celebrated their 20th anniversary on 30th June with a great party at the Flicks. Happy anniversary, folks!
Yes, folks. Yulefest is on again!
It has become a tradition to celebrate Christmas in July in the Blue Mountains around the time of the Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere. Visitors can enjoy a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings at many wonderful restaurants in Mount Victoria and in nearby Blackheath, Leura, Medlow Bath and Katoomba.
We have partnered with the Manor House to offer a Yulefest package for 2007. Please visit our Yulefest page for details.
We have uploaded to our Flickr site some scans of postcards from our family postcard album showing some sights in Katoomba and Jenolan at the turn of the twentieth century. The cards in this album were collected by one of our great uncles and other members of the family between 1896 and 1918.
The photo on the right is of Government Accommodation House, Jenolan, and the postcard dates from around 1900. Click the photo to see a larger image.
On Saturday 21July, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series, will be launched worldwide. The famous Zig Zag railway at Lithgow will be the scene of one of the Australian launches of the book, where many junior “witches and wizards” will converge on Platform 9 and three quarters to board the “Wizard Express”.The timetable is at http://www.wizardsexpress.com.au/
Lithgow is just 20 minutes away from Cedar Lodge Cabins!
Recently, parts of the Blue Mountains, including Cedar Lodge Cabins at Mount Victoria, were snowed in. Here are some of our photos of the scenery at the Cabins and in Mt Victoria itself. Click on each thumbnail image to see a larger one. You can see more at our Flickr site.
We went to a Yulefest dinner at the Blue Mountains Manor House and no, we didn’t eat kangaroo!
