The flight attendants switched the lights back on between 6 and 7am, just before landing, around 8.30am we flew over Sydney, and quite low, we could see the Opera House and the bridges, unfortunately we were seating in the middle and I could not take a picture...
We landed around 9am and it was 11am by the time we left the airport. In 2 hours we managed to go through passport control, pick up all our luggage, reorganised what we had in them (and put seperately medecines + chocolate for customs, I queued for "something to declare" and in the end they just asked me if it was for my personal use, I said yes, she told me to got straight to the exit). Damien got an Australian SIM card and in the meantime I tried to use the Wifi (with success this time!).
This is when I got the bad news that my grand-father (my dad's dad) passed away. I tried to be in touch with my family but it is the middle of the night over there. I am really sad not to be with my family and especially my dad in this hard time. But it is also a relief, because he was suffering a lot, and really wanted to let go and join my grand-ma.
Damien told me he had a surprise for me in the center of town, so instead of going straight away to the hostel, we took a train to Circular Quay. When you step out you are on the harbour where you can take cruises but also see The Opera House!! but this was not the surprise...
We walked along the pier for a little while (with all the suitcases), and nothing was happening, so I was starting to get a bit annoyed when suddently my ex-housemate Billy showed up in front of me! What a surprise!!! Unfortunately we only got 1h together (but it is so much better than nothing at all!) because he and his girldfriend's family were heading back to London that day.
We had take away lunch on the pier, where we met our first exotic bird! They were actually a lot of them, walking among pedestrian.
Then headed to the hostel by metro and light rail. Once we checked-in, we also signed up for the organised BBQ for $5 (so cheap!). We repacked our bags (moving bag and travelling bag), made our beds, got settled.
We decided to go for a stroll in a park along the water. We sat on a bench, facing the waterand the sun. This is when I managed to get my dad on the phone. I managed to stay strong, but I wished I could hold him tight...
Back at the hostel, we went to the BBQ on the roof top, it was really nice, we discussed with a guy from Chile and another one from Germany, both of them have just been working for the last 7 months in New-Zealand. We saw the sun set, but by 8pm I was too exhausted to stay up.
In bed, I started to write an email but after the first 5 lines I was deeply asleep...
We landed around 9am and it was 11am by the time we left the airport. In 2 hours we managed to go through passport control, pick up all our luggage, reorganised what we had in them (and put seperately medecines + chocolate for customs, I queued for "something to declare" and in the end they just asked me if it was for my personal use, I said yes, she told me to got straight to the exit). Damien got an Australian SIM card and in the meantime I tried to use the Wifi (with success this time!).
This is when I got the bad news that my grand-father (my dad's dad) passed away. I tried to be in touch with my family but it is the middle of the night over there. I am really sad not to be with my family and especially my dad in this hard time. But it is also a relief, because he was suffering a lot, and really wanted to let go and join my grand-ma.
Damien told me he had a surprise for me in the center of town, so instead of going straight away to the hostel, we took a train to Circular Quay. When you step out you are on the harbour where you can take cruises but also see The Opera House!! but this was not the surprise...
We walked along the pier for a little while (with all the suitcases), and nothing was happening, so I was starting to get a bit annoyed when suddently my ex-housemate Billy showed up in front of me! What a surprise!!! Unfortunately we only got 1h together (but it is so much better than nothing at all!) because he and his girldfriend's family were heading back to London that day.
We had take away lunch on the pier, where we met our first exotic bird! They were actually a lot of them, walking among pedestrian.
Then headed to the hostel by metro and light rail. Once we checked-in, we also signed up for the organised BBQ for $5 (so cheap!). We repacked our bags (moving bag and travelling bag), made our beds, got settled.
We decided to go for a stroll in a park along the water. We sat on a bench, facing the waterand the sun. This is when I managed to get my dad on the phone. I managed to stay strong, but I wished I could hold him tight...
Back at the hostel, we went to the BBQ on the roof top, it was really nice, we discussed with a guy from Chile and another one from Germany, both of them have just been working for the last 7 months in New-Zealand. We saw the sun set, but by 8pm I was too exhausted to stay up.
In bed, I started to write an email but after the first 5 lines I was deeply asleep...
Slept in a mixed dorm (full of smelly guys), in Glebe Point YHA, in Sydney
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