We could see the top of the colourful HOTA building from the 14th floor of our hotel room. It was a clear sunny day.
We left the hotel at 7.30 am to drive to the airport. Traffic wasn’t too bad given the amount of roadworks along the Gold Coast Hwy. At the long-term carpark, there was a sign stating only pre-booked cars could enter. Fortunately, we had pre-booked our parking, but it took a while to find an empty space. We took note of its location and how to walk back to the car, not wanting to rely exclusively on the GPS tracker.
Breakfast in the Qantas lounge was OK, but we were called to the departure gate too soon. Passengers were disembarking from another plane and coming in via the Gate we were supposed to leave by. Our plane was on the tarmac with a mobile ramp for access. The plane was full, so we were glad we booked business seats.
Dark clouds hovered over Sydney’s airport as we landed, but there was very little rain. Our driver was waiting at the luggage carousels to take us to the Darling at the Star Casino, where we will stay for one night. Our room was ready so we left our luggage and went for a walk around Pyrmont.
The former Pyrmont Public School was built in 1884. It is a very impressive building.
We had lunch in the Sovereign room in the casino, and then I walked further exploring the area. I have done over 11,000 steps today.
Dinner at the casino was in the Italian restaurant. We came home with two desserts – cheesecake and tirimisu.
Our Bluey apparently waited at the front door for three hours for us to come home. He spent the day with our house sitter on the couch watching golf on TV!
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