Needless to say that the trip from Switzerland to Australia is rather long. 6 to 7 hours from Zurich to Dubai, our first and unique stopover where we spent a short night of a few hours in a hotel near the airport, and then about 14 hours of flight between Dubai and our destination Sydney. Although I cannot normally sleep in a plane, I somehow managed to do it that time, thanks to the relaxation audio programs available on board. I was quite happy about it. Four hours of sleep are already doing a difference. Silvia was however not able to sleep but could watch a few interesting movies from the on-demand movie system. There were really good films, some of them are probably still scheduled in the cinemas in Switzerland (like the Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy to cite just one among 150 others). The company, Emirates Airlines contributed to a pleasant journey.
The arrival in Sydney was on the saturday 27th of August at about 7 am. For us it was 11pm european time but we decided to stay awake on that day and to go to bed only later in the evening to try to catch the right rhythm as soon as possible. That day we went first to our serviced apartment in the area of Bondi to have some rest and let our luggages, then for a walk at the Bondi beach. Not so much people, as it is winter here in Australia, though 2 dozens of surfers in the water and a bunch of people walking along the beach. Nice afternoon tinted with moments of tiredness and a night of sleep beginning rather early in the evening.
The next day on sunday was also a bit odd. Sometimes we were quite tired during the day. But already from monday I was alright with the jetlag, though it took a bit longer to Silvia – about one week – to live normally in the day-night rythm.