Sydney - Qantas Club - just waiting for the Dash 8 back to Canberra - boarding in five.
Well it turned out to be a bit more than that - good on you Qantas, I think you take the Canberra market for a mug - I certainly am glad I flew Garuda to Indonesia after this morning's little fiasco.
Anywho - home now, so ciao from this blog. Back to VickersinAustralia for now
Friday 6 July 2012
Day 16
Homeward bound
Allow 2 hours to get to the airport in a taxi and pray that nothing goes wrong - Friday night traffic here is notorious.
Its been a blast. Jakarta is an amazing place. I did my final walk back from work to the hotel - hot, muggy, suit jacket on and a bag over my shoulder - arrived to the air-conditioned fortress just before I melted - its super smoggy today as well - and then one last time through the security.
Highlights? The sheer intensity of the place; finding great people to work with; meeting a Sultan; and possibly the most "never to be repeated" experience: being whisked through the crowded chaotic streets in a motorcade - sirens, flashing lights, going on the wrong side of the road, powering through deceptively impenetrable traffic - that was a weird experience - not one I want to repeat, but one I am glad I had.
Allow 2 hours to get to the airport in a taxi and pray that nothing goes wrong - Friday night traffic here is notorious.
Its been a blast. Jakarta is an amazing place. I did my final walk back from work to the hotel - hot, muggy, suit jacket on and a bag over my shoulder - arrived to the air-conditioned fortress just before I melted - its super smoggy today as well - and then one last time through the security.
Highlights? The sheer intensity of the place; finding great people to work with; meeting a Sultan; and possibly the most "never to be repeated" experience: being whisked through the crowded chaotic streets in a motorcade - sirens, flashing lights, going on the wrong side of the road, powering through deceptively impenetrable traffic - that was a weird experience - not one I want to repeat, but one I am glad I had.
Thursday 5 July 2012
Days 14 and 15
Work to the power work - some interesting experiences, nothing extraordinary, but not really blog-able nevertheless.
Back in Jakarta now.
- A successful landing on a short runway at Yogyakarta
- A grand old hotel
- A dinner at a temple
- A novel driving experience
- A successful work outcome
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Day 13
Work!
Hope to fit in a swim in the pool tomorrow early before it starts again. Nice pool:
Hmmm, its almost 2am, I suspect a 6am swim might be a hard call.
Hope to fit in a swim in the pool tomorrow early before it starts again. Nice pool:
Hmmm, its almost 2am, I suspect a 6am swim might be a hard call.
Monday 2 July 2012
Day 12
Monday
Domestic flight from Jakarta to Yogyakarta today. Stunning views of a number of volcanoes from the window on the one hour flight. In a new hotel room getting organised for tonight and meetings tomorrow - the next three days will be the hard slog.
Sunday 1 July 2012
Day 11
Sunday
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| Staring skyward from poolside |
- morning swim (check)
- Tour de France Prologue bit-torrented (check)
- buffet breakfast eaten (check)
- back poolside for a few hours to read through next week's briefings (check)
- pink but not roasted (check)
- evening TV planned - Anthony Bourdain followed by Jamie Oliver (check)
Just the time to do one more read of the key briefings for next week before white wine o'clock rolls around.
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