January 18, 2007 Bangkok – Sydney, Australia

January 18, 2007
Bangkok – Sydney, Australia

It took turning the light on, an alarm, and some yelling to get me out of bed this morning (at 5:00). We were all exhausted and not feeling so well from the night before. After gathering the last of our things we checked out and jumped in a cab. We had some trouble fitting all of our baggage (mostly B’s) into the vehicle. Still, we crammed it in and took off.

I fell asleep for most of the ride to the airport. After paying for our ride we hurried off to the airline counter to check-in. It was a very long line and we were all feeling quite miserable by the time we were done. Sadly, we were kind of late and were not able to sit together.

Totally exhausted we made our way through the airport to our gate. We reached the gate only a few minutes before boarding. As soon as we got on the plane I fell asleep. Luckily, I woke up just before breakfast was served.

For the rest of the flight I drifted in and out of consciousness. I watched part of Gridiron Gang and Material Girls. Both movies were less than amazing…

We finally arrived in Sydney (after 9 hours in the air) at 21:00 local time. We cleared customs, gathered our bags, and headed out to grab a cab. Incredibly, as we walked out of the airport we saw a sign greeting us to Australia! The girls we met in Europe (Milly and Christina) had gotten word of our arrival and come to meet us at the airport. It was totally unexpected and a very nice gesture.

Even cooler, we were invited to stay the night at Christina’s house. The five of us piled into Milly’s car and began the journey into town. On the wy we caught a glimpse of the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. The city was awesomely pretty…

We got to Christina’s house, tossed down our bags, and headed to get some food. Our first choice, McDonald’s, was closed so we went to a local café and grabbed some desert. As soon as we got back to the house we opened up the bed on the couch and fell asleep.

NOTE: It is strange to be out of a developing country. For the last 3.5 months we have been traveling the third world. Everything seems so clean. On the other hand, everything seems ridiculously expensive. I think that I will not be able to buy anything here!