Chegando lá - Getting there
Autor: Rene Fender | Publicado: 2012-11-16T22:43:00-08:00

Finalmente o avião pousa em Melbourne em um domingo mais ou menos 10:00 h am. 

O aeroporto de Melbourne está localizado a aproximadamente uns 25 Km a Noroeste do centro de Melbourne (Melbourne's CBD - Central Business District) pela Tullamarine Freeway - Mais ou menos 30 minutos de carro(melbourneairport.com.au).




O aeroporto é muito bem organizado e tem diversos funcionários prontos para auxiliar e logo após realizar os procedimentos legais era a hora de chegar no endereço da Homestay. No meu caso com malas, cansado da viagem e meio atordoado devido ao fuso horário que em relação a São Paulo é de aproximadamente 12 horas, optei por ir de taxi. A minha homestay era em Glen Huntly, subúrbio de Melbourne a aproximadamente 11 Km a sudeste do centro - CBD. A corrida ficou em torno de AUD $ 60,00.

Eu descubri depois de algum tempo que poderia ter ido do aeroporto para a homestay utilizando o serviço de ônibus Sky Bus (www.skybus.com.au) que sai do Aeroporto de Melbourne e vai até a estação Southern Cross (www.southerncrossstation.net.au) uma das estações centrais de trem de Melbourne e então descido na estação de trem de Glen Huntly. O serviço do sky bus custa AUD $17,00 ou AUD $ 28,00 ida-e-volta.

Chegando na homestay conheci a família com quem iria conviver durante o primeiro mês. Guardei as malas, almoçei junto com eles e mesmo cansado, mas devido a toda empolgação que uma viagem desse porte proporciona, fui andar um pouco para conhecer melhor a vizinhança. Aproveitei e comprei alguns itens que não havia levado em uma loja local. Voltei para casa para descansar para começar as aulas no dia seguinte.




Finally the plane lands in Melbourne on a Sunday about 10:00 am.

Melbourne Airport is located about a 25 Km northwest of downtown Melbourne (Melbourne's CBD - Central Business District) by Tullamarine Freeway - More or less 30 minutes by car (melbourneairport.com.au).

The airport is very well organized and has several employees ready to help and soon after conducting the legal proceedings was time to get the address of the Homestay. In my case with bags, tired from the trip and a half&nbsp;dizzy due to the time zone in relation to Sao Paulo is approximately 12 hours, I decided to go by taxi. My homestay was in Glen Huntly, Melbourne suburb about 11 km southeast of downtown - CBD. The race was around AUD $ 60.00.

I discovered after some time that could have gone to the airport to homestay using the bus service Sky Bus (www.skybus.com.au) leaving the Melbourne Airport and goes to Southern Cross station (www.southerncrossstation.net . au) one&nbsp;of the central train station in Melbourne, and then down at the train station in Glen Huntly. The sky bus service costs AUD $ 17.00 or&nbsp;AUD $ 28.00 round-trip.

Arriving at the homestay,&nbsp;I knew&nbsp;the family&nbsp;who would live during the first month. I put the bags, had lunch with them and really tired, but because of all that excitement a trip of this magnitude provides, I walk a little to get to know the neighborhood. I took advantage and bought some items that had not taken at a local store. I went home to rest to begin classes the next day.