{"id":633,"date":"2023-12-23T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T09:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/?p=633"},"modified":"2023-12-26T08:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:41:58","slug":"declans-den-the-big-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/?p=633","title":{"rendered":"Declan\u2019s Den &#8211; The Big Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s goal was simple: wear myself out so I can sleep on the plane and arrive in Singapore bright-eyed and fresh at 3am. The means to this end was unsurprisingly to walk around all day and complete minor, borderline unnecessary tasks in preparation of the upcoming trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watched <em>The Boy and The Heron<\/em> in the George St Event Cinemas. Not in gold class this time and my lumbar was letting me know. The movie started off a bit slow, but turned into something that felt very close to <em>Spirited Away<\/em>, albeit with more a focus on trauma as the driving mechanism behind the main character. The parakeets were silly and I think they will be the legacy of the film that I remember.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is nowhere in Australia where I believe you can feel like you are getting a reasonable deal when you exchange currencies in cash. The brusque informality with which numbers are punched into a calculator and aggressively shown to you in 7-segments,  before the cash is counted out in front of you always make me feel like they are trying to convince you they\u2019re not scamming you. It doesn\u2019t work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The international airport is way bigger than domestic. I wonder if it has more planes, they hang around longer or they are just spaced further apart. I also wonder if I&#8217;ll ever buy a luxury good before going on a trip. I have definitely bought games under an equivalent situation (or more likely persuaded others to for me), so I guess it&#8217;s not so different.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_095514_4375094776451538019645.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Entertainment Quarter was the busiest I had ever seen. Up to 50% of the businesses were open! Side note: when did Fox Studios relabel their tower to Disney Studios and will the state government ever update the sign on Anzac Parade to refer to it by its new honorific. I hope not.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_111532_1614926468076720790777.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The city was busy. As expected. This photo does not capture this, but was the only one I took.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_121910_8253131491665195552897.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Important to be the first one in the cinema so everyone knows you are a true fan and can enjoy the collection of royalty free music playing continuously at volumes above the limit for hearing damage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_122000_7808505404053147942183-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_122000_7808505404053147942183-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_122000_7808505404053147942183-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_122000_7808505404053147942183-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_122000_7808505404053147942183.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My collection of exotic sweets for my exotic film. I have to build up my tolerances for when I get to Singapore so Caitlin doesn\u2019t drink me under the table with Kopis. Unfortunately I felt a bit sick after even this, so I am worried.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_155356_1131267484638442626203-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_155356_1131267484638442626203-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_155356_1131267484638442626203-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_155356_1131267484638442626203-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/img_20231223_155356_1131267484638442626203.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lesser known second Sydney aquarium. Located a few blocks up from the other one on the 2nd floor of a random combined commercial\/residential building. I wonder if a single tourist has ever gotten sufficiently confused to mistake this for the real one. It seems really difficult, but I assume that is their business model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0904104033560748703476026221.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I want to meet the person with the cajones that caused the institution of this policy of chaining the guide dog donation stands in the international airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pxl_20231223_0915313344035925174202416278.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I believe this is where my plane should be. Tune in to tomorrow&#8217;s blog to find out if it arrived.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s goal was simple: wear myself out so I can sleep on the plane and arrive in Singapore bright-eyed and fresh at 3am. 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