Sydney

The trip from Canberra to Sydney was short in comparison to the last trip of 10 hours. I think I also forgot to mention that the trip from Perth to Melbourne meant passing through 2 more time zones and a time difference of 3 hours on.
I caught a Murrays coach this time which was one of those that looked like a double decker, but actually only had the upstairs, underneath was luggage space. The coach was full and it was well air conditioned, cool and comfortable. The trip was a straight three and a half hours up the freeway. I arrived in Sydney just after lunch, found my hotel, again an Ibis, settled in and then went out exploring. I'm not stuck on Ibis hotels, but they are known the world over and although fairly basic are reasonably priced considering they are in the middle of cities. This Ibis was quite cold, as in atmosphere. It was ok for my purposes which was a bed and within walking distance from Sydney Central train station, ready for my trip to Turramurra. I discovered that I was more or less in China Town and very close to the south end of Darling Harbour, this suited me fine because I knew from past experience I could walk through Darling Harbour and get to the heart of Sydney. I have to say that I had forgotten Sydney and as I searched for somewhere for a meal, I got well and truly lost in the streets even though everything runs parallel and works in blocks. Still, I managed to find somewhere to eat and sitting with a map I worked out my location and went back to the hotel, replete and happy, ready for another day tomorrow.