Good Day Mate from the Land "Down Under"
I arrived in Sydney yesterday after an interesting flight. My flight was from Singapore to Sydney with a 4 hour layover in Perth (the price you pay when you don't want to pay the price :). So I left Singapore at 19.45 in the evening for a 01.55 landing in Perth (with a one hour time difference. So I got out of the plane went through customs and Passport control and went to claim my bag as the lady in Singapore had told me I would have to do. That made sense because I was on an International flight into Perth and a domestic flight into Sydney.
After doing all of this I went downstairs to check my bags back in and await my next flight. And since I do not sleep on planes I was already beginning to tire. But downstairs all the counters were closed and I thought maybe I missed something. Was I supposed to make a turn that I missed. i hope not since when I tried to go back inside customs I was politley refused....one way only said the bloke.
Finally I ask and someone tells me that the domestic flights leave out of another terminal on the other side of the runway. She tells me to go out front and ask where the transfer bus is and tells me it is about a 30 minute ride. Cool--
Outside I find the transfer bus station and it says the last bus leaves at 0100am and the first one each day is at 04.30. That seems strange that no one would have mentioned that but such is life with a cheap ticket. But 4.30 seems a little late for me since my flight to Sydney leaves at 05.45 and the drive takes 30 minutes--assuming it starts on time. Anyway by now it is around three and i have figured out the 10 people in the same boat that I am in since they are the only passengers at the terminal.
In the end we decide to take split Taxi's and arrive a little before boarding begins. The I fly to Sydney and arrive at a little past noon (two more hours time difference), take the train into town and start looking for my hostel. I find it fairly quick but of course my bed is not ready. When I finally get to my bed/room it is almost 17.00 so I walked around for a few hours to try and adjust to the time---and then I slept like a log last night.
But--I am staying in a great Hostel and I love Sydney.
After doing all of this I went downstairs to check my bags back in and await my next flight. And since I do not sleep on planes I was already beginning to tire. But downstairs all the counters were closed and I thought maybe I missed something. Was I supposed to make a turn that I missed. i hope not since when I tried to go back inside customs I was politley refused....one way only said the bloke.
Finally I ask and someone tells me that the domestic flights leave out of another terminal on the other side of the runway. She tells me to go out front and ask where the transfer bus is and tells me it is about a 30 minute ride. Cool--
Outside I find the transfer bus station and it says the last bus leaves at 0100am and the first one each day is at 04.30. That seems strange that no one would have mentioned that but such is life with a cheap ticket. But 4.30 seems a little late for me since my flight to Sydney leaves at 05.45 and the drive takes 30 minutes--assuming it starts on time. Anyway by now it is around three and i have figured out the 10 people in the same boat that I am in since they are the only passengers at the terminal.
In the end we decide to take split Taxi's and arrive a little before boarding begins. The I fly to Sydney and arrive at a little past noon (two more hours time difference), take the train into town and start looking for my hostel. I find it fairly quick but of course my bed is not ready. When I finally get to my bed/room it is almost 17.00 so I walked around for a few hours to try and adjust to the time---and then I slept like a log last night.
But--I am staying in a great Hostel and I love Sydney.
posted by Bryan at 3:27 AM
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