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Australia 26. january - 2. march 1998

Australia (week 5)

Henning Nielsen
2005-11-10 16:13:15

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Monday 23'rd

On the train at 8 am to Hawkesbury River - about 30 miles norht of Sydney. From there with the mail-boat on a river-cruise. Underway we deliver mail and other goods to a number of isolated places. Pretty fun - eventhough it was raining part of the trip

Back home on the train and back in Sydney at 3 pm. Later that day to Harbourside in Darling Harbour to get internet-acces - and finally back to downtown on monorail.

Tuesday 24'th

Last day in Sydney. Take the to Watsons Bay. From there a short walk to "The Gap", and Vaucluse - Sydneys V.I.P area. Can't find how to get back to the ferry, so instead I pick up a bus that suddenly passes by, and take that one into downtown.

Later my last walk around Sydney. Hyde Park, Macquarie Street, The Docks, George Street and Chinatown. Dinner in Chinatown - and back to the hotel.

Wednesday 25'th

Exit Sydney - and exit Australia. Gets up early to catch the airbus for the airport. Again Singapore Airlines to Singapore, where I will spend a few days.

Fly across Australia. This time I can really feel the size of this place - and see how much of it thats just plain desert.

Lands in Singapore. It's extremely hot - and the air is very humid. Not very nice for a scandinavian like me.

Get taken to my hotel Concorde Hotel. Checks in - and what a place this was. The best hotel I have ever been to. A portier takes my backpack to my room at 7'th floor. Im not used to that - I wonder if he should have been tipped?

Takes a walk around my local neighbourhood- mainly a concrete-house-area. Get som "chicken and rice" at some kind of marketplace under one of the blocks. Im sweating like a pig - so I dring at least 5 ...