Well, here i am, in Australia in one piece. All baggage is with us and we have all arrived safe and sound. *phew.
Hopefully Australia will live up to it's my expectations and prove the 23 hour plane journey to be worth it.
Overall the journey wasn't enjoyable. Economy class is cramped and uncomfortable i was sick for the first leg. The meals didn't help any, breakfast especially. Not recommended. After the uncomfortable first leg of the journey we a two hour stop in Bangkok, before carrying on for a second slightly shorter second leg.
Whilst boarding the plane we were upgraded! We know someone who works for British Airways and they put a good word in for us, a member of the crew realized who we are and gave us seats in business class. The quality of the journey vastly improved and i started feeling better soon afterwards. More comfortable seats, round the clock food and a lot more leg room. After that the flight was relaxing, almost enjoyable! Also, upon being upgraded the number of staff per person increased and they started doing a good job. Very friendly British Airways staff!
We arrived in the early hours of the Australian day. Surprisingly, it was freezing cold! Of course the Australian stereo type is of sunny hot weather. But its been cold, and today it rained!
On arrival we didn't do much an hour drive to get to where we are staying and then slept and had a lazy day. Today we were exploring the local area. We say some shops and then went to terrigal to admire the views. A bit cloudy and cold, but the views turned out alright.
I heard that in kirkcaldy it is sunny! Just after i leave and its cold here!
I'll post again soon and keep you updated!
Colin
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Haha, yeah it does get cold in Australia.
ReplyDeleteOh but it does get really hot and sunny in summer.