Southern Highlands Road Trip - Berrima and beyond
28 Apr 2008
Saturday dawned bright and sunny, the first dry day in 14 days. I decided not to waste the day and hopped in the car for a drive.
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I drove to Berrima in the Southern Highlands just over 1 1/2 hours south of Sydney. Sydney is a lot like Brisbane in many ways. We don't have 4 distinct seasons here just hot, cold, wet or dry.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%209.jpg)
I was craving some autumnal tones so I decided to head south to cooler climes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF-ZM3ia_LMyfji2E8uOx8kUi38IYDG27EjRYDRPvU-EhmVajqulsFZ5wFpc2Jua6tS-Ju_FkHk2WtHQuWHTjeRP3LpkZRf0M7oU9zMvbxsCrNWyzMcT-NSAxaNehrEjsANRW2Q/s1600/-blog+2.jpg)
Berrima is a beautiful Georgian village that time forgot. On a Long Weekend it is a very popular place so I avoided the main street with it's tea houses and antique shops and roamed the back streets.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%2011.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%201.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%205.jpg)
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As it was the Anzac Day Long Weekend, I made a pilgrimage to the war memorial. It's a beautifully maintained part of the gardens where sprigs of rosemary lay intermingled between the fallen oak leaves. I took a sprig of rosemary home with me for remembrance.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%208.jpg)
From there I wandered along Jellore Street with it's cute mix of cottages and Georgian mansions. I wish there was a scratch and sniff component to this blog so you could all experience the beautiful scent of the roses.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%204.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%2012.jpg)
I got back into the car and drove back to Sydney via the Illawarra Highway to Wollongong.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%206.jpg)
I've not been to Wollongong before so headed straight to the beach with the twin lighthouses. A wedding was being held at one lighthouse so I approached the other. The seas were treacherous that day so I made it to the lighthouse with sodden shoes. I had to shoot into the sun so there is a bit of drama to some of the images.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%207.jpg)
I also took some photos of the lighthouse in the opposite direction from the road to North Beach but they were pretty dull by comparison.
Sorry, but I went a bit crazy with the collages cos I had so many nice images to share,
Jillian
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%2010.jpg)
I drove to Berrima in the Southern Highlands just over 1 1/2 hours south of Sydney. Sydney is a lot like Brisbane in many ways. We don't have 4 distinct seasons here just hot, cold, wet or dry.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%209.jpg)
I was craving some autumnal tones so I decided to head south to cooler climes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvF-ZM3ia_LMyfji2E8uOx8kUi38IYDG27EjRYDRPvU-EhmVajqulsFZ5wFpc2Jua6tS-Ju_FkHk2WtHQuWHTjeRP3LpkZRf0M7oU9zMvbxsCrNWyzMcT-NSAxaNehrEjsANRW2Q/s1600/-blog+2.jpg)
Berrima is a beautiful Georgian village that time forgot. On a Long Weekend it is a very popular place so I avoided the main street with it's tea houses and antique shops and roamed the back streets.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%2011.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%201.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%205.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%203.jpg)
As it was the Anzac Day Long Weekend, I made a pilgrimage to the war memorial. It's a beautifully maintained part of the gardens where sprigs of rosemary lay intermingled between the fallen oak leaves. I took a sprig of rosemary home with me for remembrance.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%208.jpg)
From there I wandered along Jellore Street with it's cute mix of cottages and Georgian mansions. I wish there was a scratch and sniff component to this blog so you could all experience the beautiful scent of the roses.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%204.jpg)
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%2012.jpg)
I got back into the car and drove back to Sydney via the Illawarra Highway to Wollongong.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%206.jpg)
I've not been to Wollongong before so headed straight to the beach with the twin lighthouses. A wedding was being held at one lighthouse so I approached the other. The seas were treacherous that day so I made it to the lighthouse with sodden shoes. I had to shoot into the sun so there is a bit of drama to some of the images.
![](http://jillianleiboff.com/blog_images/post_21/%20blog%207.jpg)
I also took some photos of the lighthouse in the opposite direction from the road to North Beach but they were pretty dull by comparison.
Sorry, but I went a bit crazy with the collages cos I had so many nice images to share,
Jillian