Monday, June 05, 2006
Sydney Trip: Day 8
We had to wake up quite early today to catch our 1130 am flight. We went to the train station to buy tickets for the train to the International Terminal. Taking train to the airport is expensive there, the one way ticket would have cost $12.60. Since there were 5 of us, the ticket guy suggested that we take 2 taxis instead, so we went outside to wait for taxis.
zq and I got on the first one. The driver was friendly and asked us a few things about Singapore. The scary thing was the method he used to talk to us. We were in the backseat, but he liked to have eye contact when speaking to us. He would twist around all the way in his seat to talk, with one arm draped on the wheel and the other on the centre armrest. During this time he won't be looking where he's going at all. Still, he managed to get us to the airport quickly for the relatively low price of $21.
We joined the long queue at the check in counters and waited for the rest. They took a very long time to arrive. When they showed up, they told us they had got stuck in a traffic jam and run up a fare of $45. In the end, the amount we paid was similar to what it would have been if we had taken the train.
The check in queue was very slow, and the woman who served us was quite talkative. Perhaps the friendliness of the staff held up the queue.
I got separated from the rest while we were looking through the airport shops. They went further down without telling me, so I decided to board the plane first as takeoff time was getting close. Kev made the correct guess as to whether I would have waited or boarded, but got overruled by the rest. His reasoning was spot on too. In the end, we met up on the plane, so all was well.
The flight back was uneventful. I managed to watch "The Longest Yard" and "Million Dollar Baby" on the way back. The video on demand system is great, passengers no longer have to worry about missing screening times. Here's a picture of the view right after takeoff. Australia is a nice place, I hope to visit again next time, so much to see and do.
Eight hours and 2 meals later, we're home again, chris and zq can't wait to get back to their computers and play Maple Story.
Anyway, for those who have persevered so far and read my very lengthy account of my trip, thanks for reading, and I hope I didn't bore you.
zq and I got on the first one. The driver was friendly and asked us a few things about Singapore. The scary thing was the method he used to talk to us. We were in the backseat, but he liked to have eye contact when speaking to us. He would twist around all the way in his seat to talk, with one arm draped on the wheel and the other on the centre armrest. During this time he won't be looking where he's going at all. Still, he managed to get us to the airport quickly for the relatively low price of $21.
We joined the long queue at the check in counters and waited for the rest. They took a very long time to arrive. When they showed up, they told us they had got stuck in a traffic jam and run up a fare of $45. In the end, the amount we paid was similar to what it would have been if we had taken the train.
The check in queue was very slow, and the woman who served us was quite talkative. Perhaps the friendliness of the staff held up the queue.
I got separated from the rest while we were looking through the airport shops. They went further down without telling me, so I decided to board the plane first as takeoff time was getting close. Kev made the correct guess as to whether I would have waited or boarded, but got overruled by the rest. His reasoning was spot on too. In the end, we met up on the plane, so all was well.
The flight back was uneventful. I managed to watch "The Longest Yard" and "Million Dollar Baby" on the way back. The video on demand system is great, passengers no longer have to worry about missing screening times. Here's a picture of the view right after takeoff. Australia is a nice place, I hope to visit again next time, so much to see and do.
Eight hours and 2 meals later, we're home again, chris and zq can't wait to get back to their computers and play Maple Story.Anyway, for those who have persevered so far and read my very lengthy account of my trip, thanks for reading, and I hope I didn't bore you.
posted by cosine @ 8:01 PM 
