Up at way before dawn to be ready for the taxi out to the train station. The taxi arrived on time, but the driver was unpleased to discover that I had prepaid his taxi company a set amount for the fare - he said that the fare would normally be higher. It seemed pretty much a normal amount to me, but the real surprise was that he didn't know that the company is offering set price, prepaid fares. Presumably they're trying to compete with uber
No dramas on the train - it was the usual slow and creaky trip, but still much cheaper than flying and much more comfortable than the bus.
Raining when we got to Sydney, so we got a taxi to our hotel and fortunately the room was already done so they checked us in. We then went off for a walk down Glebe Point Road - there's a really nice 'cafe' sort of vibe. Had lunch at a nice cafe. Got back to our room and discovered that what we had thought was an interesting way of setting up the TV (so you could watch it while lying in bed) was actually because the TV had pulled out from the wall. Mentioned this at the front desk and they immediately moved us to a bigger, nicer room.
Went to sleep fairly early after such an early start, and was then woken at about 11:30 by a fire alarm - first the warning, then the 'get out of here' whoop whoop. I was so confused being woken up that way; it took me what seemed like ages to find clothes that I could leave the room in. Turns out it was a false alarm, although it took them a while to be certain. Then over the next 2 hours, we had two more of them. Not good.
Overall, it was a nice motel - fair price and in a nice location. Not sure if I'd book there again though, the memory of the fire alarms is a bit off-putting.
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