About Dumbphones and Tom Hanks

The tasmanian devil (from the Lonney Tunes)

I just arrived in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, the island, where the devils live.

I left Melbourne yesterday evening to stay the night at the airport, because my flight took off at 6 AM today.

For everyone who's thinking about to come to Melbourne, there's a cheap way to reach the airport or leave it to the city. Usually you will be told to get the Skybus, which will set you back 17$. But there's a bus from the Melbourne public transport system, the 901, which is even to some locals unknown, which takes a little bit longer but only costs 6$!

My sleeping bench

When I arrived around 11 PM at the airport I couldn't check in yet but asked the stuff at the check-in desk if I'm at the right place (the airport is pretty big). I was at the right place, but I couldn't check in before 4 AM. 5 hours left, it wasn't too loud, so I found a bench which I transformed into a place to sleep, hiding my backpack under the bench so that no one can steal it while I was sleeping (or at least tried to sleep).

My pillow this night is proof that the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is wrong. You don't need a towel but always a big scarf with you, much more useful! ;)

In a kind of closed area...

Do you know the movie "The Terminal" (Trailer)with Tom Hanks about this guy who has to live on a terminal for some time because his passport became illegal why he was in the air - based on a true story?

I felt quite like him when I built my sleeping place at Melbourne Airport... :D

Sleeping their was a premier in a second way for me, was it the first time that I used a sleeping mask -which is really helpful at such a bright place like an airport hall, even though I probably looked pretty weird.

I set two alarms for 4 AM and 4:15, so that I could not oversleep under any circumstances!

Well...I woke up by myself at half past 4 just to figure out that my phone shut off while it still had 10% battery! Such a Dumbphone!

But anyway, I still had enough time, caught the plane (slept the whole flight) and arrived safely in Hobart. I already had breakfast with my host Alice (my first true couch surfing experience!! =)))) and now I'm off to explore the city!

By the way...Tom Hanks. I walked past a cinema the other day and saw that there is a new movie with Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips (Trailer), which is based on a...drum roll...true story! I was wondering...what was the last movie with Tom Hanks that wasn't based on a true story...any idea??