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Australia 26. january - 2. march 1998

Australia (week 1)

Henning Nielsen
2005-11-10 15:49:20

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36 degrees celsius, that's 97 F.

Back to the hotel in the afternoon - just to find out that the sun is a little hard on someone from the northern part of the world.

In the evening I check out my local neighbourhood - pretty dusty - but I do find a supermarket with some decent sun-screen.

Thursday 29'th

Not so hot today. 26 degrees celsius (79F). I take the metro to Bondi Junction - and changes for the bus to Bondi Beach. From there a very nice walk along the beach - a scenic route. Ends up in Bronte - and from there back to Highfield House in the afternoon

Later that day a long walk to Downtown - looking for some "must-sees". Down to Sydney Harbour, The Rocks, Sydney Harbour Bridge (when I finally found the way up there), crossing the bridge - very nice wiev. The the Opera-house - and a walk around it - you have to do that.

Then back to the hotel. My feet have made some miles today - and they are not to happy about it.

Friday 30'th

With the metro to Cronulla. A very rich suburb with huge houses and nice boats. A think this is the place to go, when you get retired. After walking the wrong way I finally find what I'm looking for - and old fishingboat that takes the trip to Bogheeda at the outskirts of the Royal National Park. Very much a retired-peoples- place-to-go. No real tourists here - except me.

Walks a little around Bogheeda. My feet is huring so it's not to much. Back with the boat and the metro - and back to some recreation at the hotel.

Saturday 31'st

Going to Darling Harbour - after having checked-out at Highfield House, and put my luggage at a locker at the bus-depot. Sydney Aquarium - very nice- you could walk under the water and look up on the sharks and a lot of different fish.

Finds a place to sit down with a book - then on to Chines Garden - a nice garden placed right under two freeways - so the thing is pretty noisy.

Finally ends up in an Internet-cafe in a local shopping-mall. Looking for e-mail - and sending some - if it works ok.

Late in the afternoon back to the Greyhound-station for my trip to Melbourne. I have chosen the Express-route running during the night, and a planned stop on the way to Melbourne has been dropped. Leaving with Greyhound at 7 pm.

Sunday 1'st of february

Arriving in Melbourne at 6.30 am. Trip was ok. Very nice bus. Actually I slept quite well and everything seems ok.
I have to find a place to sleep - central - if possible. Checks out the Victoria Hotel right in downtown. They have single-rooms for 40 $. Seems ok - so I go there. When I get there they have better rooms - with tv, own bath and coffee-making facilities. I take their offer - 52 $ a nigh - 30 $ under their usual price. Get a room immediately - and get myself a few hours of sleep.

The finals of the Australia Open in tennis is running today in Melbourne. You can feel it all over town. I take a walk along the river. Visit the Crown Casino. Loses 20 $ in 90 seconds - what an amateur at a place like this. This is surely a money making machine.

Then I take a funny little trip on the river and from here back to the hotel to see the final of the final. The boat pasted right by the tennis-stadium, when the final was underway.

The evening I spend in front of the telly.