Again, I spent most of the day trapped in the St. Kilda Travelodge attending the DOM meeting (well, that is why I was in Melbourne in the first place!). But at lunch, I took a very brief excursion around the Shrine of Remembrance, which is just across the street; this very large memorial, set in a large park, is dedicated to the memory of those who have fallen in all of Australia's wars. The inscription in front of the Shrine reads: "This is holy ground", and the Shrine is treated accordingly.
After the meeting finally ended at 5, I went back to the hotel, had a quick dinner, and took off for the airport. I was lucky and was able to take an earlier flight to Sydney, and was established in my room by 9:30.
I'm in the Old Sydney ParkRoyal, in the Rocks, but have no photos yet; the hotel is nice enough, but in comparison to the Conrad and the Tilba, it's definitely a step back towards the ordinary. It started raining in Sydney as soon as I arrived; I'm hoping for some better weather before I leave.
Tomorrow, I visit the first of three IBM locations to talk about W3C and IBM.
Tomorrow: A Rainy Day in Old Sydney
| Getting There is Much Less than Half the Fun | Saturday/Monday, April 11/13 | Airplanes and Airports |
| Brisbane, as seen through a haze of jetlag | Monday, April 13 | Brisbane |
| The Conference Begins | Tuesday, April 14 | Brisbane |
| An Opening Ceremony | Wednesday, April 15 | Brisbane |
| A Brief Escape | Thursday, April 16 | Brisbane |
| The Conference Ends | Friday, April 17 | Brisbane |
| Koalas and Kangaroos and Wallabies, Oh My! | Saturday, April 18 | Brisbane |
| To Melbourne | Sunday, April 19 | Brisbane/Melbourne |
| A Day of Meetings | Monday, April 20 | Melbourne |
| DOM, Day 2 | Tuesday, April 21 | Melbourne/Sydney |
| A Rainy Day in Old Sydney | Wednesday, April 22 | Sydney |
| Another Rainy Day in Old Sydney | Thursday, April 23 | Sydney |
| It can't be Sydney -- it's not raining! | Friday, April 24 | Sydney |
| The Longest Day | Saturday, April 25 | Sydney/Los Gatos |
