June 13, 14, Sydney

June 13, Sydney

Today we turn in the motorhome. But first we have to clear it out. We filled a cardboard box, a plastic bin and a sack with things from the refrigerator, pantry and cabinets. We had paper towels, toilet paper, canned beets and pineapple, laundry detergent, clothes pins and clothes line, limes, tomato sauce (ketchup), coffee, flour, etc. There was a couple from Tasmania near us who had 13 weeks to go on their trip. So they took everything and they'll keep what they can use and pass the rest on to someone else.

Then it was time to take our luggage to the hotel. Rather than try to deal with all our bags on the train, we drove it to our hotel. We booked a place near the airport, on the south side of town and the campground was on the north. So we drove south. Then we had to take the rv back to the depot. That was north of the campground, so we drove all the way north.

It took a while to turn the motorhome in. They checked it all out to see if there was any damage and if all the linens, dishes and pots and pans were there. When we were finished we were given a ride to the train station. We had to change trains at Central Station, so we got off there to have lunch. Then we went back to the train station and found the platform for our train. There was trouble on the line, so we had to wait over an hour and a half for it to come. By the time we got to the hotel, we were exhausted. We rested for a bit, then repacked our bags.

There was a restaurant in the hotel and we had vegetarian lasagna. It was quite nice, lots of vegetables and a light sauce.

June 14, Sydney

We had a bit more shopping to do, we started off early. Had breakfast near the train station.

We took a tram to a big market not too far from Central Station, Paddys Markets. On the ground floor were hundreds of stalls selling just about everything. Above that were shops and above that was a food court. We walked all over it.

Then we decided to take the tram to Darling Harbor, but we wanted to sit down for a while, so we rode it to the end of the line and back to the Harbor. We walked around there and had lunch. I had McDonald's fish sandwich and fries and they were just like the ones in the US.

Pictures- Jeanne outside of Central Station, Central Station Interior