joanneelainee.

Touchdown In Sydney.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 || 2:07 AM. 0 comments

Hey there people! Greetings from Sydney, Australia. It was a long flight here, had to go through 2 different transits. The first transit was to Brunei where we stayed at a nearby hotel, Orchid Garden Hotel, for around 4 hours cause our transit was too long and we didn't want to stay in the airport doing nothing. Had a buffet dinner and after that, managed to sleep for a while in the hotel room. Was too tired and couldn't stand it.

The new KK international airport.

Brunei's Orchid Garden Hotel.

Before leaving the hotel room.

We only flew from Brunei at 1.45am and we were headed to Brisbane. Royal Brunei doesn't fly directly to Sydney anymore so we had to pass through Brisbane. The flight was around 6 hours and i did a lot of sleeping haha. You don't expect me to be awake the whole flight right? The plane was cold and kinda noisy cause there was this bunch of girls who kept talking with each other and didn't exactly sleep. Supper and breakfast were provided on the plane and i managed to do some awesome sunrise watching too. There were some bumpy moments in the plane cause it was raining outside. However, the plane landed so smoothly i myself didn't realize we had landed cause i was asleep. Normally even if you're asleep you would feel the landing of the plane but i seriously didn't feel anything at all. The pilot must be that good huh.

Supper; a sandwhich, muffin, cheese, biscuits, and orange juice.

Breakfast. It was damn alot and i was so full i didn't finish everything.

From the international airport we had to take a train to the domestic airport in Brisbane. It wasn't really that cold outside though it was supposed to be winter. Brisbane's domestic airport was kinda small but they still have some branded shops. Browsed around a few to pass time. The airplane we used to Sydney was Qantas and they provided us with lunch. Haha, i slept on the plane again cause the flight was about an hour plus.

Brisbane international airport.

Brisbane domestic airport.

Lunch on Qantas. So healthy.

My brother was there to get us and carry our bags. He actually drove to the airport against my mom's orders haha. But she's found that out now so oh well. We went back to his place to keep our bags and rest for a while. After that, he drove us and showed us around. We went to Maroubra beach and took some shots. It was so cold cause we were near the sea but i still saw people surfing and swimming. I have no idea how they stand it. Crazy people lol.

My boarding passes from all the transits.

My brother's apartment.

The back view of his apartment.

Maroubra beach.

It was freaking cold, i tell you.

Ain't it clean? Unlike some place i know..

We ate dinner at Kingsford Chinese Restaurant. The place there was packed and there were so many people waiting in line outside. The food there is great and in big portions with an affordable price too and the service is really fast. We ate stir-fried veggie and San Dong chicken and it was really nice. Rented DVDs after that and we watched one of them just now which was "Take The Lead". An old movie but i still like it. And now, i'm tired from all that travelling and so jet-lagged. Off to sleep and get my energy back.