Australia 2010

So i've decided to create a special page for this trip. Here i'll update content as long as my trip goes.



Packing is done. Check-in is done. 


last email check round and packing the laptop (always the last thing, right?)... don't forget the iPhone charger nor the laptop one. Done? good, now I have all I need ("check!").. first flight to Singapore takes twelve hours, but the Boing 777-300ER is the best economy seats I've ever come across. Armrest power-plug, USB port (to charge iPhone but also to open content with their in-seat computer with the 10 inch display...) just amazing! Will post some pictures once in Singapore if i can.


I am just so not looking forward the jet-lag, it almost kills me for 3-4 days everytime. I just hope Melatonin does its job this round.


Unfortunately i've just discovered that iBlogger iPhone app does not support Pages editing yet. So i'll write usual standard posts in the home page and from time to time i'll paste them here to have everything in a single page. Yes, sometimes life sucks! :-)








Taxi, Highway, Airport, cash exchange, check-in... and wait, wait, wait!


That's life I guess... Did everything perfectly on time, went through police control smoothly with no waiting and once at the gate found out that the flight has been delayed apparently due to France strike... But I'm in Italy and the flight arrives from Barcelona... Oh well I guess that overnight Barcelona became part of france then!

Luck helps and courtesy of One Wolrd alliance there is a nice catch up station to juice up a little my IPhone :-)
Now something is wrong... Now the flight has 2 hours delay :-(










Singapore Airlines Strikes Back!
 

It seems that the French strike didn't stop mighty Singapore airlines and they have made it through the unfriendly french skies :-) now thy have just landed in Milan to collect us few refugees that survives a complementary lunch that I would not even reccomend to my worst enemy. Time to board... I just look forward their new economy seats to relax a bit. 





Melbourne



So i made it to Melbourne. Flight had a slight delay but I've made it. Spent the entire saturday walking around (mainly to keep me awake). Walked from 7am until 2pm: Southbank, then back to the Yerra river, then towards and through Albert park until I've reached St Kilda Pier and beach, where i couln't walk on the pier as i was too cold because of the wind. On the way back i took a tram to Southbank and crashed for a couple of hours. I didn't realize how much did i walk until i've summarized the path on Google Earth: more than 10k (excluding the rest of the day/evening).

Today is Tim Burton's Exhibit turn, @ the ACMI. I hope the line is not as long as it was yesterday. Will try to be there early.

The weather is not very good, it's chilly and there are lots of showers. Hope today will be sunny.







"Bicycle Race"
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

When i left the hotel i was going to visit the Tim Burton Exhibition, but then i've realized it's also open on thursday night. So I've hired a bike instead, for the whole day (i needed something to keep me busy as much as possible so that i recover from the jet-lag). I took a long ride for more then 30 Km. At first i wanted to ride west towards the ocean but I've realized the bike line was parallel to a very trafficked road so i went back East. Turned out that was the best decision, as this way i had the chance to ride by the Yerra river, walk through the Botanic Gardens, then south through Albert Park again.... when i was @ St. Kilda beach i felt like Forrest Gump and I've simply kept riding... only the fact that i was starving stopped me! After a good meal @Donovans (T-Bone, my favorite) I went back to return the bike. Now i can't walk anymore. I need some rest. :-)



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