First full day in Oz it is raining!!! Had breakfast as much as you can eat before walking to bus stop at Mascot, $3.30 each into the city.(taxi $30, same for train each way).Took 30 mins to central station where we picked up a street map. It is still raining, found bank it is an amazing building, they kept the old facade both inside and out, we were delt with by Paul who was extemely helpfull even giving us advice about mobile sims and dongles and the best place to buy them.Set up internet banking and even set our pin numbers in the branch for our cards.
Rang Jason and vehicle is due to be cleaned this weekend and should be ready next week,not what we wanted to here.
After that went to get our sims decided on Telstra even though they are more expensive but have a better coverage, we think salesman had Aspergers as time on it got more noticable(thought he was going to hit us ).We needed lunch by this time and went to a food court where Colin had a meat and noodle soup! and Rose had stir fry beef with noodles, they were scrummy and very filling. It is now sunny, on walk back to bus stop we stopped at Map World and bought Camp Australia Wide, it lists all sites including free ones and the maps also have all the trails.Popped into Sydney Central Hostel to find out they will charge $80 per night rather than $109 at the Formula 1. Visited train station to find out it would cost $440 return to Brisbane(overnight 14 hours). Caught bus back and went into McDs to use their WiFi. Back at hotel finally sorted out the sim and dongle. Colin rang Marion and Laurie and explained the situation to them, so we will try and get to them when vehicle picked up, Marion gave us a list of places to see in Sydney . Booked into hostel from saturday night. Tyring but full day.
4 November Friday
Better nights sleep and its not raining. Filled up with breakfast and paid for extra night and asked girl on reception if there was anywhere local to go, she suggested Bondi Beach on the bus, took bus 400 from Mascot to Bondi Jnc then 333 to Bondi beach
it took about an hour.the weather is so sunny shame we forgot our cossies. Beach is not as big as imagined but still impressive-Colin took a photo of a VW camper parked infront of the beach for Gail.
Had a walk around and found a fish and chip for lunch(you can even pick your own piece of fish) it was great. walked back to the beach and had a paddle before just sitting in the sun people watching, it was funny at times watching people standing on their boards
and suddenly falling off, the waves were impressive. Just after 3 made way back to bus stop to get back to Mascot. We have found a short cut back to hotel, we had to wait at a crossing for a freight train to pass. Back to hotel and picked up computer and over to McDs again,whilst there noticed traffic at a standstill a local man told us a tanker had gone over on the Sydney Harbour Bridge causing the caos.Back to the room for the evening.
5 November Saturday
Breakfasted and booked taxi for 10, got speaking to an English family who had arrived at 6.30 this morning after travelling non stop from the UK(did they look tired).Taxi early and got to hostel 10.15 ish, left luggage as cant book in till noon,had a wander round city and found information center outside town hall where their was a demonstration going on about the freedom to be allowed to demonstrate(a big police presence but no trouble) singed their petition. We were given hints on free sight seeing and a free city circle bus by 2 very helpfull ladies. Visited a Telstra shop and they clarified a few things for us concerning the sims.Booked into hostel, it is clean but needs a bit of tlc, went out for sarnies and cold drinks before going out to Paddies market, on the edge of China town, you can buy anything there,Rose bought a hair clip.Back to hostel and finished uploading photos. Went out to Malloneys(genuine Irish bar)-beer and soft drink $10.30 ouch.Short walk back before turning in for the night, still warm.
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