Showing posts with label Arriving in Sydney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arriving in Sydney. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Australia

We arrived in Sydney, Australia, at about 6:20 AM on Friday, 19-SEP, after leaving LAX at 10:30 PM on Wednesday, 17-SEP. Yes, we totally lost Thursday - where did it go? Both Rosie and I were able to get some sleep on the plane. I believe Rosie slept at least 8 hrs of the 14 hr flight.

Our friend, Lorraine Fletcher, was at the Sydeny airport to me us. We met her at the intersection of two well known US establishments: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme. In the photo below, Rosie is munching on a Krispy Kreme doughnut while Lorraine is enjoying her McDonald's hamburger.

Here's a picture of Krispy Kreme taken from our seats at McDonald's.


Our goals for the day were: stay awake, do some sightseeing in Sydney and stay awake. We were successful in all - as long as we kept moving. We saw some great sites and stayed awake with no naps until about 9:30 PM. Being outside in the fresh air really helped. The weather in Sydney was fantastic and the spring flowers were really beautiful.