Having lived in little ol' England for 29 years, it’s astonishing when you then relocate to a very large country (which also turns out to be a continent), how big a scale it sits on in comparison.
On Monday I flew from Perth to Sydney AND BACK within a day!
The long round-trip day journey was for a job interview I had been invited to attend
with a company whose head offices are located in Sydney. I spent the best part
of 4 hours in Sydney which included interview time and public transport travel
to and from the city. Talk about a whirlwind trip!
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| Double-decker train into the city |
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| Pre-interview self check |
My last job in the UK saw me travel from London to Paris by
Eurostar a couple of times per year, but that was just a comfortably quick 2 hour
train journey within which time I was transported to another country. In
Australia, it’s crazy how you can fly for 5 hours and still be in the land Down
Under! If you flew for a 5 hour flight from London, you could be in Turkey, Cyprus
which are over the other side of Europe, or even Egypt which is in Africa! My
outbound Qantas flight was 4 ½ hours and 5 hours flying back; apparently the winds
blowing in the opposite direction make the flight home that bit longer. The
interview went well. Afterwards, I took a quick tour down George Street in search of
a bite to eat and took in the city sights and atmosphere for an hour or so
before making my way back to the airport. I said a brief ‘hello’ to the Sydney
Harbour Bridge on my passing double-decker train at Circular Quay at the start
of my journey back home…
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| George St, Sydney |
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| View of Sydney Harbour Bridge from Circular Quay station |
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