Sydney taxi

Man, talking about expensive! Just shy of 11 KM of distance had cost me A$40.00. That included GST, the actual fare and the toll crossing the famous Harbour bridge! Seems everything costs money here. A little bit here and a little bit there. That A$40.00 was to a friend's place; by train during off peak would have cost us A$4.60 per person! But we were pressed for time as we were already an hour late. Then on the way back, the taxi had cost $32.60. No toll charge, but there was booking fee. Now, the taxi was just sitting around somewhere; at this late of time (10:15pm at a suburb), how many customers do you think the taxi driver had to pass by in order to pick us up? In total, I had just spent close to A$80.00 for a round trip taxi ride that took about 15 minutes each way!

Everything is expensive in the city. The buffet b'fast at the hotel costs A$27.00 for a full b'fast, A$20.00 for a continental. Yikes. If I weren't pressing for time, I would have just went across the street to some shop. Tomorrow!