Sydney to Adelaide

We were booked on a Qantas afternoon flight to Adelaide.

It was a cool sunny day in Sydney. After breakfast we had a few hours to kill and walked through Hyde Park to the city centre.
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A peek at the bridge.
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Dropped into a Telstra shop to buy a local SIM card. For Aus$30 we got a micro SIM preloaded with what I hope will be sufficient data and voice for our stay.

Nan at the harbour bridge.
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University train station was not far from our hotel but with several bags we took a taxi instead. The difference in cost is marginal.

Checkin at the Qantas terminal was very quick. Rather than fiddle about with the self service machines we waited just a few minutes for a normal checkin.

Our plane this afternoon was a 22year old year old Boeing 737 VH-ZXD 22 (ex British Airways). This type of aircraft will soon be phased out by Qantas.
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Boarding was pretty quick. There was a small delay due to instrument malfunction but we were soon on our way. A short uneventful flight.

The drive home took longer.