Bruce took Kari, Melanie, and me to the Brisbane Airport just after 7 am. The three of us walked into the airport to hear the loud speaker saying it was the last call for our flight! We rushed through getting our tickets from the kiosk and up the stairs through “security” and then basically
ran down the concourse to fall in line as the last passengers boarding our flight! Once we were safely on the plane we were all laughing at how close we cut it. The flight wasn’t very full since it was Easter Sunday; so Kari, Melanie, and I enjoyed having seats between us while we chatted during our flight.
I mentioned “security” because in comparison to our security back in the states, it’s a bit ridiculous. All you do here is send your bags through the security check. The biggest concern is aerosol containers. I had a big hair spray bottle in my bag. When I got to the line I asked if I needed to throw it out and they said, “No all we have to do is check it for corrosion.” Are you kidding me? It was a HUGE hair spray bottle.. That would NEVER happen in the states. Kari even got through security with a full liter of Mt. Dew in the outside pocket of her back pack!
I’m not sure if this is common for all airlines in Australia or if it was just JetStar; but to load the plane, passengers walk on the tarmac to board the plane. On top of that, there is a front and back door that you go through depending on where your seat is on the plane. So weird, right!?
Once we got to Sydney we took a Maxi Taxi Van. The driver pulled up and got out of the car to help us with our bags. He came around the car and seemed a bit surprised as he said, “Seven girls…” Ha, we all laughed. $58 dollars later we arrived at The Menzies Hotel. We had three rooms between the seven of us. Almost everyone had their own bed because each room had two double beds. Not long after our arrival we headed out to explore! We picked up lunch at McDonalds, walked to the Harbor and the Opera House (which was hardly a 10 minute walk from our hotel).
Mel, Lynn, and I walked over to the bridge and then came upon the Markets at The Rocks. The Rocks is a place near the harbor where the streets are lined with all kinds of shops. Of course us girls spent a large majority of our Sunday afternoon there before we headed back to relax as the hotel before supper.
We went to a bar that was just around the corner from our hotel. It was called 333 Bar. I had fish and chips with two different beers I hadn’t had before. First I had Cascade Light and then I had Pure Blonde. Both were very good! I think I almost liked Pure Blonde better than my trusty old Bud Light. Supper was great. It was nice for the seven of us to sit down, talk, and laugh together.
Back at the hotel that evening we entertained ourselves in a bit creative way. We made videos of ourselves being silly basically. We hung our heads off the sides of the beds, covered our faces with shirts except our mouth and chin. Then our art teacher who is with us drew eyes, noses, and even glasses on our chins. I’m hoping to get these videos on Youtube if we all deem them appropriate! Haha. Of course we think they are funny.
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ran down the concourse to fall in line as the last passengers boarding our flight! Once we were safely on the plane we were all laughing at how close we cut it. The flight wasn’t very full since it was Easter Sunday; so Kari, Melanie, and I enjoyed having seats between us while we chatted during our flight.
I mentioned “security” because in comparison to our security back in the states, it’s a bit ridiculous. All you do here is send your bags through the security check. The biggest concern is aerosol containers. I had a big hair spray bottle in my bag. When I got to the line I asked if I needed to throw it out and they said, “No all we have to do is check it for corrosion.” Are you kidding me? It was a HUGE hair spray bottle.. That would NEVER happen in the states. Kari even got through security with a full liter of Mt. Dew in the outside pocket of her back pack!
I’m not sure if this is common for all airlines in Australia or if it was just JetStar; but to load the plane, passengers walk on the tarmac to board the plane. On top of that, there is a front and back door that you go through depending on where your seat is on the plane. So weird, right!?
Once we got to Sydney we took a Maxi Taxi Van. The driver pulled up and got out of the car to help us with our bags. He came around the car and seemed a bit surprised as he said, “Seven girls…” Ha, we all laughed. $58 dollars later we arrived at The Menzies Hotel. We had three rooms between the seven of us. Almost everyone had their own bed because each room had two double beds. Not long after our arrival we headed out to explore! We picked up lunch at McDonalds, walked to the Harbor and the Opera House (which was hardly a 10 minute walk from our hotel).
Mel, Lynn, and I walked over to the bridge and then came upon the Markets at The Rocks. The Rocks is a place near the harbor where the streets are lined with all kinds of shops. Of course us girls spent a large majority of our Sunday afternoon there before we headed back to relax as the hotel before supper.
We went to a bar that was just around the corner from our hotel. It was called 333 Bar. I had fish and chips with two different beers I hadn’t had before. First I had Cascade Light and then I had Pure Blonde. Both were very good! I think I almost liked Pure Blonde better than my trusty old Bud Light. Supper was great. It was nice for the seven of us to sit down, talk, and laugh together.
Back at the hotel that evening we entertained ourselves in a bit creative way. We made videos of ourselves being silly basically. We hung our heads off the sides of the beds, covered our faces with shirts except our mouth and chin. Then our art teacher who is with us drew eyes, noses, and even glasses on our chins. I’m hoping to get these videos on Youtube if we all deem them appropriate! Haha. Of course we think they are funny.
Please continue reading "Sydney :: Monday!"
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