Blogs from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 3

To day is our last real day in Australia so Karen took us on a tour of Brisbane. First we went to the lookout at mount Coot-tha which is south of the city. We bought some last minute gifts which will have to be sent home in the post. We then went into the city and had a little walk to the bridge then back along the river alongside the lagoon to a tapas bar for lunch. The waiters girlfriend comes from Cambridge. After dinner we went for a walk along the river to kangaroo cliffs where they do abseiling. We saw a group of kids abbing down the cliffs. Amazing lizards where all along the walk and at the cafe at the end a big lizard sat just under this chaps chair. Back home for ... read more

Let talk about Brisbane! Bien que je ne puisse pas encore comparer avec d'autres grandes villes d'Australie, Brisbane est une ville pleine de surprises. Au cours de mes nombreuses excursions dans cette ville (puisque j'y vis), je me suis rendue compte qu'il ne faut pas se limiter à seulement visiter la rue commerçante ou SouthBank. Il faut évidemment aller à SouthBank avec sa roue, BRISBANE écrit en gros, le pont Victoria et toute sa promenade. N'oubliez pas de passer par la pagode népalaise le long de la promenade c'est assez joli :-) Mais si vous avez le temps, essayer d'aller à Kangaroo Point et d'y manger au restaurant sur la terrasse. C'est bon, pas très cher et la vue est magnifique! Essayer aussi d'aller à Eat Street Market ouvert du jeudi soir au dimanche soir il ... read more

Monday was a chill day, catching the last few rays of Australian sunshine, had to make it look as though I had actually been away!! Dropped Emma off to work and then relaxed a bit more. That evening we decided to go to The Hogs Breath Restaurant which was delicious. A perfect sendoff meal! Before making our way home, making Pina Coladas and playing a few games! Tuesday I spent packing and getting all my bits and bobs together aswell as spending time with Em. I picked the boys up from school and we played more games which was always good. Emma went off to the gym and came back with pizza - had to eat a healthy meal before my 24 hour travel home began! After pizza, few more games and then we set off ... read more

Monday morning, up early to get to the gym so we could catch the classes. Core workout (I didn't even think my core existed or was completely pathetic) but I am paying for it now!! Followed by body pump, basically throwing weights around but not letting go... Muscles I forgot I even had have decided it's their time to speak up. After a sweaty gym session it was off to the shops to do various errands and a bit of shopping. Followed by a chilled evening. Tuesday was a day for Emma and I. We went into Brisbane so I could go to some touristy shops, get particular eyebrow makeup which has been sold out everywhere (a girl has to have her eyebrows - I think my mother would agree! (shout out to Pep)). We then ... read more

So Wednesday was a day for Emma and I. We went to get our nails done, mainly because mine had popped off and then Emma had finished her placement. How Em handles her nails is incredible, I could never get them that long - I'd be useless! After our nails we went to Chelmside and did some shopping. We got some lunch at a restaurant called Zeus - it was incredible. It was such a lovely day spending some time with just Emma. Thursday (today) was excellent, this morning I went to the gym with Kate and did my first sprint class on bikes. I was absolutely knackered afterwards but it felt so good getting back to the gym! After we came home and it was a protein shake and egg on toast - beautiful! We ... read more