Friday 23 November 2018

Past through Sofala NSW

Went through Sofala a small country town or village NW of Sydney and the Blue Mountains on a cool but sunny crisp morning.
Sofala, for local traffic only but we went in with the caravan turned around and came back out again.
The locals were curious and I'm sure our short drive through the town of about 200 people went through the area like a wild fire at 10.15am in the morning :)





Took the photos whilst moving along slowly from the vehicle.  The lady below was having cigarette and reading her phone in her dressing gown.


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Location: Sofala NSW 2795, Australia

36 comments:

  1. CatarinaFriday 23 November 2018 at 01:15:00 GMT+11

    You were the highlight of the week. :))

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:48:00 GMT+11

      Indeed you may well be right on that..as all eyes were peering inside the houses and out..

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  2. VENTANA DE FOTOFriday 23 November 2018 at 02:18:00 GMT+11

    Se ve un lugar muy tranquilo donde la vida pasa sin sobresaltos.

    Besos

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:48:00 GMT+11

      That's true - not much would happen there and if it did all would know about it..

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  3. Author R. Mac WheelerFriday 23 November 2018 at 03:44:00 GMT+11

    cool name

    my den will now be called Sofala ... where the sofa is.

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  4. Elephant's ChildFriday 23 November 2018 at 05:13:00 GMT+11

    I have spent many happy hours in Sofala. Thanks for the reminder.

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:46:00 GMT+11

      Oh really :) how wonderful EC.
      Pleased I could remind you.

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  5. AnonymousFriday 23 November 2018 at 05:16:00 GMT+11

    Interesting fence and gate in the centre photo.

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:45:00 GMT+11

      That's true, it's something I never take any notice of actually unless it sticks out..Buildings were built at the edge of the road as we can see.

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  6. RosemaryFriday 23 November 2018 at 05:18:00 GMT+11

    It must be very noisy under that tin roof when it rains - perhaps she was letting everyone know that you were in town.

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:44:00 GMT+11

      She could have been letting everyone know that strangers were coming :)
      Tin roof, there are a lot of those in Australia and up north many are white.

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  7. David M. Gascoigne,Friday 23 November 2018 at 08:21:00 GMT+11

    Looks like that roof is not the best cover in town!

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:43:00 GMT+11

      You would be thinking correctly, I guess most of the town needs a good make over and maybe then it could become a tourist attraction as there is much history there.

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  8. HuggybearFriday 23 November 2018 at 09:46:00 GMT+11

    Sofala is a newy to me so I googled the place for more info.
    Quite a history from the gold rush days of 1851 and then quite a lot more
    people naturally all hoping for that new found wealth. I guess many were in the
    disappointed department.
    I reckon the old place has quite a charm about it.
    Interesting find, Margaret.
    Cheers
    Colin

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:41:00 GMT+11

      All eyes stare out of windows and those that were sitting outside were the same as we drove through the very small town...I bet they thought we had come the wrong way but we hadn't as we wanted to look at the town which we had been through before but years ago..
      Lot of history there for sure Colin.

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  9. MerlesworldFriday 23 November 2018 at 10:37:00 GMT+11

    I remember that name someone I knew many years went there for holidays not sure why as it looks a very quite place maybe that was why.
    Merle..........

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    1. Margaret DFriday 23 November 2018 at 12:42:00 GMT+11

      Amazing Merle that it brought back a memory or two - it is sure a quiet place but once wasn't..

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  10. RosieFriday 23 November 2018 at 14:05:00 GMT+11

    I remember driving through Sofala many years ago and it was quite a busy place then, and very interesting too, full of history. I would love to go back there again if and when we do another road trip. I will have to Google it and see if there is a caravan park there. Thanks for reminding me of Sofala.

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    1. Margaret DSaturday 24 November 2018 at 12:36:00 GMT+11

      I could imagine years ago it was very busy. Yes, there are two campsites/free parking at and very near Sofala one being over the bridge there/northside I think it is.

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  11. krishnaFriday 23 November 2018 at 14:18:00 GMT+11

    Last picture is funny. I like it. :D

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  12. RiverFriday 23 November 2018 at 18:22:00 GMT+11

    The unpainted hotel in the first picture looks like it belongs in a cowboy movie.

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    1. Margaret DSaturday 24 November 2018 at 12:32:00 GMT+11

      Thought the same thing River, few places like that there.

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  13. Bob BushellFriday 23 November 2018 at 19:48:00 GMT+11

    Excellent photos. Sofala looks very nice and quiet.

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  14. AndySaturday 24 November 2018 at 21:30:00 GMT+11

    Very small town just like some we have here... blink and you will miss them. The blue skies look appealing.

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    1. Margaret DTuesday 27 November 2018 at 12:57:00 GMT+11

      That's true. Was rather nice to see blue skies, even though there was a drought we did see a lot of cloudy days as we travelled north.

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  15. CynthiaSaturday 24 November 2018 at 22:08:00 GMT+11

    I love those blue skies! We have had a very rainy November, which make skies like that a real treat for the eyes.

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    1. Margaret DTuesday 27 November 2018 at 12:58:00 GMT+11

      Always good to have rain, well some :) most days were rather cloudy travelling north so it was also good for us to see blue skies.

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  16. NokeSunday 25 November 2018 at 21:54:00 GMT+11

    Schön der kleine Ort.

    Noke

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  17. bailiMonday 26 November 2018 at 17:27:00 GMT+11

    Your shiny bright blue skies resemble to our's here dear friend!

    your selection of place for visit is obviously remarkable !

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  18. Lowcarb team memberTuesday 27 November 2018 at 07:53:00 GMT+11

    This is a small town, I enjoyed your photographs.

    All the best Jan

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