Welcome to Australia....Finally...
Well I’m in Sydney airport right now waiting to get to my final destination, Perth. It’s been 2 days full of waiting, lineup, sitting, and horrible breakfast airplane food. I can’t believe that I have been on three planes and they all served breakfast. I hate omelets to begin with so to eat rubbery ones is even worst. I greeted Jaws at the LA airport without any problems to report. The actual flight to Fiji was 10 hours but it totally did not feel that long. It was actually a really great flight maybe because Jaws and I slept through most of it. We fell asleep almost as soon as we got on the plane and barely knew that we were taking off. That’s how tired we were.
Alright so when we got to Fiji we get greeted with people playing music. Getting through customs took awhile but the people there was amazing. I think it’s now one of my favorite airports. Both Jaws and I couldn’t get over how nice people were over there. They would literally run up to you to ensure that you were going the right direction. Incredible service!!! That’s all I saw of Fiji so if it’s any precursor of what Fiji is like, it should be a great place. The weather was so hot and muggy…Once we got everything figured out, it was pretty much time for me to say goodbye to Jaws. Off we went to our own little adventure.
The plane to Sydney was the same as the one we just got off. This time, they gave me a ticket to sit upstairs. I don’t know if it’s a higher class or what but it was pretty nice. I got to sit in the first row with no one else around me. I’m not sure how packed the main floor was but the top floor was pretty bare. No complains here, except for eating the exact same food and watching the same movies. I guess it’s expected. Oh how I hate breakfast food now, especially omelets (which I disliked to begin with).
This brings me to Sydney. I was expecting customs to take a long time but it was pretty much in and out for me, probably because I had a visa. I only had 3 hours before I had to get back to check in at the airport and I wanted to see as much of the sites as possible. Surprisingly everything was within walking distance and the weather was really hot and sunny.
I head back to the airport and find out that I have to take the shuttle bus to another terminal. That’s when I realized that Sydney airport is massive. It took the bus like 5 minutes to get to the domestic terminal. It takes less than a minute in Toronto. I get to the check in counter and that’s when the headache begun. I check in and the woman tells me that the max each luggage can possibly weigh is 40kg. I was apparently about 4kg over. So instead of opting to pay a fee and transfer some of my stuff into another bag, I tried putting stuff in my hiking bag, knapsack, and even in my pillow. Eventually I got the bag down to 39.1kg. YES…That experience was probably a warning of what was the worst plane ride of my life. I never want to fly with an Australian airline again. First, the seats were so uncomfortable and there are no monitors to watch a movie or anything. Secondly, you have to pay for everything. One would expect a complimentary meal for a 5 hour plane ride or even beverages at the least but not without a fee. I was so tired but the seats were so stiff that I couldn’t get any sleep.
Alright so when we got to Fiji we get greeted with people playing music. Getting through customs took awhile but the people there was amazing. I think it’s now one of my favorite airports. Both Jaws and I couldn’t get over how nice people were over there. They would literally run up to you to ensure that you were going the right direction. Incredible service!!! That’s all I saw of Fiji so if it’s any precursor of what Fiji is like, it should be a great place. The weather was so hot and muggy…Once we got everything figured out, it was pretty much time for me to say goodbye to Jaws. Off we went to our own little adventure.
The plane to Sydney was the same as the one we just got off. This time, they gave me a ticket to sit upstairs. I don’t know if it’s a higher class or what but it was pretty nice. I got to sit in the first row with no one else around me. I’m not sure how packed the main floor was but the top floor was pretty bare. No complains here, except for eating the exact same food and watching the same movies. I guess it’s expected. Oh how I hate breakfast food now, especially omelets (which I disliked to begin with).
This brings me to Sydney. I was expecting customs to take a long time but it was pretty much in and out for me, probably because I had a visa. I only had 3 hours before I had to get back to check in at the airport and I wanted to see as much of the sites as possible. Surprisingly everything was within walking distance and the weather was really hot and sunny.
I head back to the airport and find out that I have to take the shuttle bus to another terminal. That’s when I realized that Sydney airport is massive. It took the bus like 5 minutes to get to the domestic terminal. It takes less than a minute in Toronto. I get to the check in counter and that’s when the headache begun. I check in and the woman tells me that the max each luggage can possibly weigh is 40kg. I was apparently about 4kg over. So instead of opting to pay a fee and transfer some of my stuff into another bag, I tried putting stuff in my hiking bag, knapsack, and even in my pillow. Eventually I got the bag down to 39.1kg. YES…That experience was probably a warning of what was the worst plane ride of my life. I never want to fly with an Australian airline again. First, the seats were so uncomfortable and there are no monitors to watch a movie or anything. Secondly, you have to pay for everything. One would expect a complimentary meal for a 5 hour plane ride or even beverages at the least but not without a fee. I was so tired but the seats were so stiff that I couldn’t get any sleep.
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