Sunday, April 15
6:00 am Sydney, NSW, Australia
6:30 am Life
This will be our last full day in Sydney. We have a rail pass for unlimited travel for a week on the Airport Train which includes travel in Zone 1 (the Central Business District). I think it also includes ferry travel to Manly. We will check that out this morning.
The hotel provides facilities for making single cup servings of plunger coffee. Great. Not so great is the Internet Access which requires a cable ethernet port on one's computer. The iPad does not have such a port. But the bar in the main lobby provides a true wireless connection which is free for the first 20 minutes.
3:30 PM Life
We are back from our trip to Sydney's CBD. We had a quick breckie at a Subways on the way to the Rail Link station. The orange juice was particularly welcome. We then took the Rail Link to the last station on the line and then walked a few short blocks to Darling Harbour. We had a coffee at Gloria Jeans and then visited a few souvenir shops, plus stopped in at an Apple store and looked at the computers for a moment. Then back to Rail Link and off to Circular Quay. Our Rail link passes also were valid on the ferry to Manly. Fantastic! We had grilled barramundi and chips, plus beer. The crowds on the ferry and at Manly were substantial and the background noise overwhelming. Sunday at Manly is a special event. Then back on the ferry and the trains to our hotel.
Now to relax, have a few beers, and get ready for tomorrow. We have bought our tickets for the 10:55 am shuttle bus to the International Terminal.
Here are a few photos of the day.
On the ferry to Manly
Getting off the ferry to Manly
At Manly beach
The last picture show