Transit

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Flight from Sydney to Doha - just shy of 15 hrs. Food was pretty good. Watched 3 movies. Managed a reasonable amount of sleep.  Kim - not so much.

3 hr stop in Doha for our connection to London. A boring and expensive airport. Not looking forward to our 14hr stop here on our return leg. Will make sure we have a good book, Netflix and snacks!

Flight to London - 7 hrs. Uneventful, that's a good thing. Arrive at 2pm, Sunday.

Takes nearly 1 hour to get off the flight but manage to exit the airport in record time thanks to British passports and no checked luggage. 

Now we need to get to our AirBnB near Gatwick. You would think it would be simple to transit between major airports in the same city. That does not seen to be the case.

On the Piccadilly line tube to Green Square, the Jubilee line to London Bridge. Change for the train. 30 min wait. Train to East Croydon, change for train bound for Gatwick, get off at the station after - Three Bridges. £32 each to get across town. Now a short taxi to our AirBnB in Copthorne. Arrive 6:30pm, exhausted. 

Shower, cup of tea, organise taxi for 4.45am pick up, lay on the bed. Sleep comes quickly.

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  1. Grant Griffin26 July 2022 at 09:00

    Layovers worse than the flight. You guys must be shattered!

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