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Even though the plane departs at 11.15 we needed to be at the airport NLT 8.30 to check in. We got up at 6.00 and got organised, headed to our favourite coffee shop in Darlinghurst and ended up being in line with Marcus Graham the actor. Got to the airport just after 8.15 and then remembered the Sydney Airport Xmas madness. Have to say the smart gates when working are very efficient. Spent an hour in the QANTAS club (it was packed). First leg QANTAS 8 hours to Singapore then second leg Jet star Asia 1.5 hours to Danang. On a side note, I purchased a little foldable bluetooth keyboard, not a great succcess. I purchased the cheaper one, should have learnt my lesson by now. It's ok but spend most of my time going back and getting rid of multiple extra characters. Back to the flight. I really missed the business class travel, at least we were sitting in a two seat configuration. There was a medical emergency on the plane just prior to take off and they had to offload the patient and his luggage, poor b*****. Headed off after an hour delay, which is not too bad as it means only an hour layover in Singapore. Final flight got us in to Danang at about midnight (Australian time). Getting through customs was relatively painless, picked up a local sim card for data and got our car service to the hotel which is about a 15 minute drive. The hotel looks good, the one gripe is we were notified the pool was undergoing maintenance and would not be available until 22 Dec. We are now told it will not be available until 2 days before we leave. We can use the resort pool next door and have been compensated but annoying anyhow. Grabbed a quick bite to each and to bed ready for exploring tomorrow.
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