The Office

My genimates like to post views from their office windows. Here was mine as I travelled by train  to Hornsby for their Family History Group meeting.

101 Reasons to Attend #congress_2018 - Seniors Opal Card

Sorry folks this only applies to New South Welshmen and folk from the ACT over a certain age - a very exclusive group.

If you have a Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal Card you can tap into public transport services across Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, Illawarra and Southern Highlands capped at $2.50* a day, no matter how much you travel.

The website tells us "With Opal you can travel on the following services: All Sydney Trains, All NSW TrainLink Intercity services, All buses in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter and Illawarra, All Sydney Ferries and the Stockton Ferry in Newcastle and Light rail. 

* Excluding Sydney Airport Station access fee "

Where do you get it? Apply here: https://www.opal.com.au/en/about-opal/opal_for_senior_pensioners/

All other visitors to Sydney will also need an Opal Card for use on public transport. Select the one that's best for you here: https://www.opal.com.au/

Transport Tips for out of Towners - Congress

Anonymous posted this comment on an earlier post of mine about Congress. I hope he/she says G'day at Congress so I can thank her/him for this advice.

Hope you have a great time at the conference. I have been following your blog. Very interesting. 
I am attending the conference too.
Couple of things to remember the TRAMS in the CITY are free within the city limits. So South Terrace to North Terrace you travel free. 
Also there is a FREE bus that is called the CITY LOOP - you can get that in the middle of Victoria square and takes you around the city where the tram does not go.

Also there is another FREE bus run by the Adelaide City Council (run by solar energy I think it is called the Adelaide CONNECTOR) that takes you to the Central Market in Gouger Street and along Hutt Street that has some of the larger homes (that are now used for business but were once private homes) and then out to North Adelaide which has some very scenic spots as well.