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Published: June 14th 2006
My beloved Ben...
I so wish I was still in Australia for this. Ben Folds with an orchestra has been my favourite concert ever...Seeing the city in the distance out the Greyhound coach window was a strange feeling. I hadn't been in a proper city as such in a very very long time...the smell of coffee round every corner, men in their suits and shiny shoes and the women in their chic skirts and massive sunglasses...
The hostel I stayed in even promoted the modern urban city feel...apart from the few cockroaches I saw...
Most of the people staying at the hostel were on working holiday visas. It made me in one way feel happy that I saved before travelling as people were stressing out at finding work, but in another way it made me look forward to when I do eventually get my working visa and actually live and work in one place in Australia...
My first full day in the city I spent exploring the cities museums and art galleries which were scattered all over the place. I walked so much that day my feet hurt. The walks were lovely though, especially along the Southbank passing the bizarre artificial beach next to the river in the middle of the city...I still can't quite get my head around that. Can you imagine,
Beach with a city view...
It was bizarre coming across a beach in the middle of the city...I found it hilarious how people treat it completely like a real beach, in their bikinis and sunbaking... a pristine beach along the Embankment, now that would be funny...ahahha...
It was little things that made this city a bit different, like all the traffic control box things being made into pieces of art. There wasn't a single usual grey one in sight and was such a nice touch on my exploration of Brisbane.
When checking out the Performing arts centre I noticed the Ben Folds poster...Australia are so lucky to get the orchestra tour and The Bens tour...
The area I stayed in was called Fortitude Valley or 'The Valley'. Full of funky cafes and shops and at the weekend, heaps of people flocking the markets by day and bars by night. It's great having such an international communnity whilst travelling and especially with the world cup being on! Although the further it progresses the more tense I can see it getting!
The way the Brisbane River weaves through the city creates a really nice layout of the streets and bridges. They have marked running and cycling circuits too which take in the river crossings and the beautiful floating walkway. This walkway was so cool, especially at the time I walked along it with the sunsetting
The night is approaching...
Taken from the floating walkway along the river...red sky at night shepherds delight... behind the city...and when the seacats came past it would turn the bridge into one big wave bouncing you up and down...
My last day in Brisbane city was the Queen's birthday, which i have now found out that English people do not get a days holiday for, but Australians do! Took a stroll into the city with some friends to Roma Street Parklands. There was a big
free BBQ going on and a great jazz band playing. I still really want to learn a brass instrument, trumpet especially... The sun was shining here too and the atmosphere really reminded me of an English summer fete, although I can't quite somehow see the BBQ being free...
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nigelonius
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hi
will comment later as in a rush xxxx pib