My first ever Xmas in the Southern Hemisphere after 63 years. Sun still shining at 8.30 pm local and forecast up to 34C for tomorrow’s test match between Australia and South Africa.Superb Xmas dinner with old friend and Reuters colleague Greg Stutchbury and his mum and dad Lorraine and Mick in Greg’s flat at South Yarra where we stayed for a few days in early November.
Great pleasure to meet up and we hope to see Lorraine and Mick again tomorrow as they also have tickets for the cricket.
Fears there would be no public transport or taxis to get us from our hotel to Greg’s flat proved groundless. Melbourne transit ran a full Sunday service and what’s more the whole network, as on Xmas Eve, was free. Compare England with its border-line useless transport arrangements on the great day and beyond. Dave
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