Guests who purchase the "Platinum Service" or "Gold Service" of the "Khan" train can enjoy free pick-up and drop-off service. On the street outside the gate of this small train station, there is a sign with the "Ghan" ("Khan" train) logo, indicating that this is the waiting place for guests with "Platinum Service" or "Gold Service".
Then, about 7 or 8 meters away, there is also a sign indicating that a paid train station -> city center (Darwin Bus Transport Center) delivery service is available for "red service" guests.
This delivery service was booked and paid for on the train this afternoon. Yunluo had looked it up online before going abroad and was told that a taxi from the train station to the city center would cost about AUD 35 one way. However, when Yunluo was confirming this with the conductor, the fat middle-aged conductor told Yunluo.
There are usually no taxis waiting at train stations. If you need one, you have to call and wait for about 30 minutes before a taxi comes. Since Yunluo trusts Australian people very much and believes that they will not lie to sell things, she finally decided to listen to her advice and bought a bus service to Darwin city center at AUD15 per person, a total of 45 Australian dollars for two people.
As it turned out, this was another correct decision, because when Yunluo and An Qingju arrived at Darwin Station, they did not see any taxis there, and it took more than 30 minutes to drive from the train station to Darwin City Center (Bus Passenger Transport Center) (it was only a 10-minute walk from Yunluo and An Qingju's hotel. It was slightly north, and although it was quite lively, it was not the most lively place. So as long as you live near this main street, there is no problem taking the bus).
The bus in the photo is for guests with "Platinum Service" or "Gold Service". Yunluo and An Qingju are a little bit beside it.
<. and peelst. A popular bar: <. After I got on the street, I was immediately shocked by the bright lights, colorful bars, restaurants and discos of all sizes on this street. Although I learned about the situation of this main street in Darwin on the Internet beforehand, I was still surprised by the unrestrainedness of the foreigners.
During this time, in the prosperous south of Australia, it is still winter, so many students and tourists from southern Australia come here to avoid the cold (Yunluo and An Qingju met many students from other places who came to avoid the cold in the hotel, and even many Chinese students who can speak Mandarin very well.
After arriving here, because there was a lot of luggage, Yunluo first found the hotel according to the address, and then pushed the luggage to the hotel together. In fact, it was only about 10 minutes away. So, taking the bus to Darwin is no problem at all.
It was night now, and because Yunluo and An Qingju were going to take an early morning flight from Darwin to Sydney, Yunluo had originally said not to book the hotel for the night of the 28th. Yunluo asked them if they could leave their luggage with them that night, but they said they had to get off work at 9 o'clock at the latest.
(All cheap hotels in Australia are like this. Except for the hotel in Perth, which was still occupied until 11:00 p.m., all other hotels were empty very early in the evening.) Yunluo asked him if they could go to the bar in the evening. In this way, they didn't have to wait until 9:00 p.m., but the other party said.
Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol at night, and going to a restaurant is not realistic as all restaurants close at 10pm. So it is recommended that Yunluo and An Qingjue book another night. As a result, with such an expensive hotel and such a poor room, Yunluo and An Qingjue still booked 3 nights, but the facts proved.
But I finally got to enjoy it here, it was very spectacular and gorgeous.) And after returning from the beach at night, I could take a shower and sleep for more than an hour before going to the airport.
After arriving at the hotel, we asked the other party to call the travel agency to confirm tomorrow's day trip to Kakadu Park. At the same time, we booked a taxi to pick up Yunluo and An Qingjue to take them to the airport at 11:30 pm, because we had the experience of being stood up by a taxi in Alice Springs.
Yunluo specifically asked the hotel staff whether the taxis in Darwin were on time. She told Yunluo that it didn't matter here, they were all punctual, and later it turned out to be true. <. There is a Coles supermarket near the south end. Yunluo and An Qingju bought some food and drinks there. Yunluo and An Qingju found that things were still so cheap.
But in Darwin, at 10pm, almost all restaurants are closed. Only nightclubs and bars are still open. <:aud150 per night (Darwin is really expensive. You know, for this price, Yunluo can book a luxury room in a 5-star hotel in the city center!)
This is the most expensive hotel Yunluo stayed in during this trip to Australia (but it is far from the best). A room of about 12 square meters with two bunk beds costs 150 Australian dollars per night. Although breakfast is included, it is still ridiculously expensive, but this is the cheapest single room you can find in the center of Darwin.
And anyway, it's in the heart of Darwin, walking distance to major attractions is very convenient, and the swimming pool and the trees around the pool in the back yard are very well decorated, you can rest on the lounge chairs under the trees by the pool, or read a book on the table under the huge frangipani tree.
I feel good when I write something. - Yunluo found that swimming pools are a must-have facility in backpacker hotels or motels in Australia. Every backpacker hotel or motel Yunluo stayed in had a swimming pool!
Standing at the door of Yunluo and An Qingjue's room and looking deeper into the hotel, there is a small courtyard outside Yunluo and An Qingjue's room, with parasols and leisure tables and chairs. Next to it is a public toilet and bathroom. Passing through the path between the public toilet and bathroom house and the green belt, you can enter the swimming pool courtyard:
Darwin (English: Darwin). Also translated as Darwin, is a major city located on the northwest coast of Australia. The capital of the Northern Territory, with a population of 108,000 (2003), is located at the northern tip of the northeastern entrance of Darwin Harbour in the Timor Sea. It has a tropical climate and is often attacked by thunderstorms and tornadoes.
The first recorded tropical cyclone occurred in 1867, and a tropical cyclone on December 25, 1974 nearly destroyed the entire city. Darwin is also the only Australian city to have experienced war. Japanese planes bombed Darwin twice on February 19, 1942, and thereafter Darwin was bombed 63 times during World War II.
Darwin has a population of nearly 70,000 people, made up of people of many different races, mainly local indigenous people, islanders from the Torres Strait, Chinese, Indonesians and Europeans, so Darwin is known as the "capital of multiculturalism in Australia". Nearly half of them are Aboriginal people.
The local aborigines have dark skin and are somewhat similar to the aborigines of South India and Malaysia. They also maintain a certain degree of traditional life. The aborigines in Darwin and its suburbs are Apollinaris, but after generations of evolution, except for the differences in body shape and skin color, their lifestyle is almost the same as that of today's Australians.
As it is closest to Asia, it is an important export port, mainly exporting live livestock (cattle, sheep) and minerals. Darwin is also an important military base and the base of patrol boats on the northern coast of Australia.
Darwin was named after the captain who was at the helm of the ship when British biologist Charles Darwin explored the South Pacific in 1839.
In 1869, only 135 people settled here. It belonged to South Australia and was named Palmerston after the British Prime Minister at the time. In 1870, the first telegraph line connecting to the south was established. The discovery of gold in 1880 made Darwin prosper rapidly. In 1911, the Northern Territory was established and officially named Darwin City.
In 1942, 242 Japanese aircraft carried out two rounds of bombing on Darwin, which greatly damaged the city and killed 242 people. It was bombed again in a series of attacks. Typhoon Tracy on 25 December 1974 killed 50 people, destroyed 70% of the city's buildings, and 30,000 people were evacuated by air.
The city was later almost completely rebuilt, and in the 1980s a satellite city was built 20 kilometers to the south.
The railway from Adelaide to Darwin was completed and opened to traffic, opening up the north-south traffic in Australia and providing citizens with a cheap alternative to flying. There are ships that reach Dili, East Timor.
Darwin Coast Darwin is closer to the capitals of three other countries than to the capital of Australia. Darwin is 3,144 km from the capital Canberra, 1,818 km from the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, only 656 km from the capital of East Timor, Dili, and 2,735 km from the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Even the distance to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is only 3,206 kilometers, and to Singapore, 3,360 kilometers.
Darwin has a tropical climate, with only rainy season and dry season in a year. The dry season is from May to September. June and July are the coolest months, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 35 degrees Celsius. There are often tropical storms during the rainy season. The heaviest rainfall is from December to March, during which time the humidity exceeds 70% and thunderstorms often occur.
The average maximum temperature in January is 32°C. The average minimum temperature in January is 24°C. The average maximum temperature in July is 30°C. The average minimum temperature in July is 20°C.
The average annual precipitation is 1669 mm. The highest precipitation month is January, with an average precipitation of 422 mm. There are 110 rainy days in the year.
Northern Territory Parliament The Northern Territory Parliament is located in Darwin. The administrative functions of Darwin have been performed by the City Council since 1957. The City Council is composed of the mayor and 12 city councillors. There are four constituencies, and each constituency elects three city councillors.
Darwin has a hot and rainy climate, lush trees, and many unique plant species. It is surrounded by beautiful golden beaches on the east, west, and north sides, where tourists can participate in a variety of water activities. There is a Chinese temple, the Liesheng Palace, in the city; the Yarrooga Park in the southern suburbs has wild dogs, crocodiles, bison and other wild animals unique to the country.
There is a hot spring in the southeast suburbs, as well as many 3-meter-high termite mounds, each of which has 2 million ants, which is breathtaking.
Not far east of Darwin is Kakadu National Park, an important tourist destination. The national park is famous for its natural scenery, Aboriginal rock art, and wildlife such as buffalo, crocodiles and various water birds in the swamp wetlands. It has now been listed as a World Heritage Site.
In order to protect resources, the local government has strictly controlled the construction of hotels. Four-wheeled horse-drawn carriages are available for rent. Adventurous holiday activities here are generally popular.
Darwin has an equatorial oceanic climate. The residents of the city include indigenous people, Greeks, Italians, Chinese, etc. The Chinese arrived here in the 1850s, and there are Chinese temples and Liesheng Palaces in the city. (To be continued...)