Arriving at Darwin
From Australia (2009-02) |
Darwin Airport is smaller than Cairns. People may hardly believe it is the airport of the capital city of one state, the Northern Territory. Just small information and rent-a-car desks were there. As soon as I set foot outside of the building, it was sweltering and I also felt blazing sunlight.
I took a taxi to go to a hotel in city centre I had booked already. Closer to the city, more houses and stores I saw. I arrived at a hotel about 20 minutes later. It didn't looked city centre at all, though. In the main street called Mitchell Street, there are all types of accommodation, tour desks, bars and restaurants, a shopping mall, a supermarket, internet cafes, and a cinema. People, especially tourists can conclude most of things in this street, except sightseeing.
I didn't do anything special on the first day in Darwin. As I mentioned, I was totally exhausted for the long flight. My friend and I just went to a pub to have ordinary dinner with Australian beer watching the men's final of the Australian Open on TV. It was exciting long match, so we were still watching it after I went back to our hotel room. By the way, the hotel I stayed was Crowne Plaza, which was nice as usual.
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ダーウィンの空港はケアンズよりも小さいものでした。ノーザン・テリトリーの州都にある空港とは思えないくらいです。小さな観光案内所とレンタカー会社のデスクがあるくらいで、他には取り立てて言うほどのものはありませんでした。外に出ると、うだるような暑さで、日差しは焼け付くようでした。
ダーウィン一日目は、とくに何もしませんでした。長時間の移動でヘトヘトで、そんな余裕はなかったのです。友人と二人でメイン・ストリートにあるパブに行って、全豪オープンの男子決勝を見ながら、オーストラリアのビールを飲みながら、特に何と言うことはない夕食を食べただけです。でもフルセットにわたる長い試合で、内容も濃かったので、パブから帰ってホテルの部屋でもずっと見ていました。ちなみに泊まったホテルというのはクラウン・プラザです。普通の良いホテルでした。
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