Sydney International Airport

Tuesday – Wal was out of bed at 07:00 to take the clock bits, from Bernie, to Wayne at Russell offices and then took the car to Braddon service station for a wash, where halfway through the wash cycle the machine broke and he had to back the car out. Not a good feeling being stuck in a hot car surrounded by a machine. Very claustrophobic. Back in the apartment we shared a coffee and ate all leftover food for breakfast. At 10:00 Sarah Weir (daughter of Colleen and Peter) arrived to collect the apartment keys and take us to Canberra station, in Kingston, for the 11:45 train to Sydney. A slow trip on this rail line which is a left over from a bygone era. At Sydney Central after asking for directions for the airport train it was an easy transition to our hotel the "Novotel International Airport". An interesting comparison, the airport train cost $25.88pp and the Inter City Express (ICE) train from Frankfurt to Leipzig a four-hour journey cost €4.80pp (AU$8.00). Before dinner we enjoyed a cocktail at the bar to celebrate our long-awaited departure before having a lovely meal and going to bed early.Read more