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Sydney surprises! 意想不到的悉尼

The end of the year has been a particularly busy time, but fortunately I had a good reason to take a breather as I’ve booked some flights to visit Sydney with dad quite some time ago. This trip was full of surprises although we’ve both visited that city quite a few times. 年尾不知為甚麼特別忙,但上週末全因一早和家父訂了機票往悉尼而可忙裡偷閑,總算可以輕鬆一下。雖然從前到悉尼去好幾次了,但這個行程很多方面都令我們意想不到。 Sydney Fish Market 悉尼漁市場 Not long after we stepped off the plane, we were stung by the hefty Sydney public transport fares! I was aware of a surcharge for going through the airport railway station (called the Station Access Fee), but the public transport website would not say expressly how much the fee is. I figured out from the difference between single full-fare and half-fare tickets that the Station Access Fee should be A$5, but for a day ticket (called the Daytripper) the Fee turned out to be A$11.8! The Daytripper itself costs A$17 (HK$120, 11.5 euros, US$15.5), which is pretty steep already without slapping on this additional Station Ac