This was our Air B’n’B for the weekend and this photo makes it look deceptively small.
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The house had enough bedrooms and bathrooms for us all over three compact levels. The back decks looked out over the mountains and the boys could have happily spent the entire weekend playing in the house. Soft furnishings were fashioned into forts, stairs were climbed on bottoms and endless games of zombie took place in between.
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This is the bookcase wall opposite the pair of chairs in the reading room where I sat each morning of our weekend in Leura.
I couldn’t think of a more perfect place to curl up with a good book.
I drank a lot of fancy instant coffees over the weekend. This is a Moccona Maple Pecan Crave which you make up and then top with a few chocolate leaves. It was okay. it had a pleasant maple flavour but it could have gone a bit stronger with the coffee.
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Of course there was champagne.
With chips because it’s important to stay classy always.
Peer pressure saw the boys all eat their meat, vegetables, bread and fruit.
We picked a pretty perfect Saturday for our visit and we also picked opening time which was very wise because it got very busy around lunchtime. It was so cool and shady in the valley as we walked amongst the likenesses of our prehistoric ancestors.
There were plenty of places to explore as we took our walk through the forest.
We found eggs that rattled and glowed in the shade.
There were little suprises everywhere we looked.
Needless to say drinks and themed lunches were the order of the day when we ended our visit with lunch at the Scenic World cafe.
We changed pace with out next stop at Blackheath.
There was a beautiful park which was hosting an annual fair and it was packed with families enjoying the good weather. Our first stop was the bouncy castle.
And then the ice cream van. I get nostalgic every time I see those vans. The treats they serve have stood the test of time.
Master SSG picked a fabric owl to add to this collection of school bag charms and he also got to explore the police van which was part of the fair.
We started Sunday with brunch and a walk through the Leura shopping area before beginning the drive home.
The most popular shop was definitely The Candy Store, a tidy little shop that is wall to wall treats from all corners of the world.
These look familiar. They’re my favourite chocolate coated marzipan treats from Germany.
Nostalgia hit again when I saw these Double Dip sherberts.
Our final stop was Leura Falls.
I thought this branch angled across the falls was just beautiful.
The weekend ended far too quickly and the boys are under the impression that we’re all going again this coming weekend. I wish we were.
I love playing tourist in my own backyard. How about you?