Farewell to Australia

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Following the stress getting to Melbourne Airport (see The 20 Minute Shuttle That Wasn't), we had loads of time to spare at Sydney Airport. All these new security measures didn’t seem to make much difference in Sydney. The check-in was completely empty, which was a surprise given that it was a Virgin flight and their dodgy check-in queue, which stressed us so much in Melbourne.

I had wanted to go to the Powerhouse Museum, but didn’t because we didn't think we would have the time. As it turned out, however, we would have had plenty of time after all and it would have been better than just wasting it in the airport.

The final destination for the flight we were on was Heathrow, going via Hong Kong.

It was unbelievably hot in Hong Kong – probably hotter than anywhere we had ever been before. We got straight in an air-conditioned taxi and went to our air-conditioned hotel.

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