IP: Sydney Diary #1

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

As is usual when I travel I am going to distribute an irregular set of 
comments on where I am.

We arrived in Sydney Australia two days ago after a 11 hour delay in SFO 
due to mechanical problems with our UA flight. That made the trip to Sydney 
a day trip and we arrived at 6 pm -- much better than the normal night 
nightmare flight.

The weather in  Sydney is "fine" with the temperature about 68.   We are 
staying at the Sir Stamford at Circular Quay. One of the best hotels I have 
ever stayed in. Great staff, excellent accommodations and  real close to 
the ferries and the CBD (Central Business District). We walked down to 
David Jones -- a great dept store and bought a uniquely AU gadget -- a 
Splade . They are an eating implement that is a folk, knife and spoon all 
wrapped into one. Great gifts.

Eating has been very good with so far Sailors Thai -- a neat great Thai 
place on the Rocks and Aria -- a newish excellent place just down the 
street from the Hotel.

My normal attraction to gadgets of the electronic type is being suppressed 
since Sydney is not Japan.

When I get down to meetings on Monday and Tuesday I will send more about 
the economic conditions and telecom situation.  I had hoped to meet some of 
the public interest groups involved in privacy etc but so far no bites from 
them .

Tonight off to the Sydney Opera House for a performance.

More latter.

Dave

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