Friday, May 25, 2012

Famous Limestone Caves

Hola!
When I finished my last post to the blog I remembered that I know someone from Valladolid who may come to Australia, and that I suggested that this person should visit some famous Australian caves, not far from Sydney.

In Spain you have limestone caves too, and I think they are a little like the Jenolan Caves which were discovered back in about 1860. Do you know the names of any Spanish Caves and where they are located?

Some photos of the Jenolan Caves, located in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, are below.
"Three Sisters" in Blue Mountains where Jenolan Caves are locate


Entry to Jenolan Caves


Broken Column - maybe from earthquake?

A large white Stalagmite - it rises from the cave floor

Stalagmites and Stalagtites everywhere
A lot more photos may be found on this link - watch the slide show:


Now, do you happen to know which tiny flying animal is often found in caves?  The one I am thinking of is not a bird and is blind...wow, do you know what it is?

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Australian Butterflies

Wow! Spain has many beautiful butterflies.  I did not know this until today...we are never too old to learn!

Australia has about 400 different butterfly species, and like Spain, many are very pretty too.


Two well known Australian butterflies are the Ulysses (the blue one above), which can be quite large, and the Cairns Birdwing (the bottom photo).  Both are found in the tropical north of my country.

How many Spanish Butterflies can you name?

Until next time, study hard and be good.

Alan