As I write this, I'm sitting here in the Los Angeles airport, waiting for my last flight(s) home from Sydney. I'm taking in the atmosphere (thanks, T-Mobile, for giving me a day pass to the 'net - hey, 10 bucks is worth it when you're sitting here for 10 hours on a layover!) and having my first meal back in this country - no doubt something laden with fat and grease and nasty stuff (okay, it's just a hot dog and fries, but we all know what that's like here in America, now don't we). Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" is playing overhead in the takeout joint. Somehow it seems a fitting welcome home.
In a word - awesome. That's all that I can say about this trip. Fucking awesome.
Before I get into my last few days in Sydney, I do want to give a huge shoutout to the crew(s) of Air New Zealand. If you're going to go anywhere in that direction - Auckland, or Sydney, or anywhere they fly - go with them. They treat even their "economy" cabin passengers like kings (or queens, as it were). The flight is horrendously long - the flight from Auckland to LAX was a mind-boggling 12 hours - but they can't do enough to make sure that you're comfortable and happy. This flight back was a lot easier than the flight going there. I think it's because I didn't get stuck with a stupid baby pissing in my lap this time, but two very nice young Australian girls (not real young, I'd guess late teens maybe) that were quiet, polite and friendly. When you're stuck for 12 hours, you can't do better than that.
A quick side note: This is an official complaint that the LAX Airport needs tables to put things on. Seriously. Holding the notebook up to my chest while I type is not at all comfortable.
Anyhow I'll be perfectly honest in that I really didn't do much more during my time in Sydney other than chill out with friends, grabbed some very much needed relaxation, etc. Two things stand out - I did the famous Sydney Harbour Bridgeclimb (which scared the living shit out of me going down - up wasn't so bad, it was like climbing my apartment stairs, but down is a fucking killer)... and it was motherfucking cold up there... goddamn. :o I was chilled for probably the rest of the day after I did that. But the views, oh my God, the views were breathtaking. I didn't get pictures of this, unfortunately - they don't allow your own camera up there, they make you lock it up - and their photograph was like 25, 30 bucks and I wasn't about to fall for that tourist trap. I looked like shit anyway, heh. You'll just have to trust me when I say that I did it!
I also went to the Taronga Zoo, and I did get pictures of that. They're not uploaded yet, however, and I'm not going to do it in the airport, because I don't know where my cord is, it's probably packed, and even if it's not, I'm too fucking tired to do it anyway.
I can feel my energy draining very, very quickly. I am very tired.
Taronga was the best part of my visit, I'll say that much. You know I'll give details when I get home and I'm feeling better. But... yes. I had a wonderful, wonderful time. :D
I leave this question for you to ponder in the meantime. After a friendly, uh, 'discussion' :D ... which is correct?
Enroll or enrol? (Note: 'enrol' on the M-W Dictionary says it's a variant,eh-hem-hem-hem :D (grinning)
Vote now and you'll... uh, get a free T-shirt? I donno. :p
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