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April 1-2, 2000: From Oita to Sydney
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The long cherished day has come at last. A taxi came up before sundown to pick us up. We got on a connection bus from Oita City to Fukuoka airport. Yes, we will visit Australia from now.
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We got on Skymark flight for the first time from Fukuoka to Tokyo Haneda airport.
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From Haneda airport, we got on a Keikyu train to Narita airport. Until departure, we relaxed at a lounge of a credit card company by looking brochures and guidebooks on Australia.
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Just before the check-in, we picked up our two large suitcases we had sent in advance to the airport through a delivery company.
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All of the passengers fly to Sydney! So many kids are already making noise by the expectation of the travel during their spring holiday season.
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The flight took off a few minutes behind the schedule. Soon the dinnertime has come. The menu: smoked salmon, sweet-boiled sea bream and tofu, boiled rice mixed with dried young sardines, fresh salad, roll bread, and pineapple jelly. I took French white wine for drink.
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I fell asleep before I knew. The cabin light was lit and I opened my eye to find a sundown outside.
The plane crossed the equator in the midnight and we are now flying over Australian land. After a simple breakfast, I landed Sydney airport at a few minuets after seven in the morning.
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My watch still shows six, but the time difference is an hour. I soon adjusted my watch. Unfortunately, the sky of Sydney didn't smile at me. Autumn rain is quietly falling. I was quarantined for my cold medicine for a short time and entered Australia safely.
The airport is under the final stage of construction for Olympic Game to be held in September.
What days will be opened from today, I am expecting for it very much.
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