Sydney Welcomes Us with Fireworks

JQ661 — our JetStar flight from Yulara to Sydney — was an uneventful one. It was also a fast one thanks to tailwinds … landing 50 minutes ahead of our scheduled arrival at SYD.

Luggage collected, we made our way to the train station at the airport to take the T8 AirportLink train into the city. Having Googled the closest station to the Meriton Suites on Kent Street, we knew to get off the train at the Town Hall Station. Then, a short walk to the Meriton … made shorter when a helpful Sydneysider told us to cut through the Meriton shopping precinct to get to the suite hotel. By 6:30p, we were checked in … the elevator whisking us up to an Altitude Suite on the 53rd floor.

The one-bedroom apartment has all the amenities we need for our short stay … and a surprise. A glass-enclosed balcony with a view of Darling Harbour. The skyline at night is impressive and we look forward to seeing what it’s like during the day.

After settling in, we went out to get a quick bite to eat. And then back to the apartment for some R&R … topped off with fireworks from Darling Harbour. They are apparently a weekly occurrence, but I choose to believe that they are Sydney’s way of welcoming us back to the city where we started our Down Under Adventuring back in December!Read more