I have headed to Brisbane for a couple of days tourism before getting on my plane home.
Before leaving we made sure we had cleaned and washed everything, which dried so quickly in the heat (could do with some of that at home sometimes)
Farewells said, an Uber ordered and eventually onto the Tram and then train to Brisbane. A couple of nights at a hotel before the flight, so a bit of time to explore.
The hotel isn't far from the King Georges Square, where the City Hall is located, a very impressive building which seems lost amongst the very tall modern skyscrapers around it, though not quite as lost at the little Albert Street Uniting Church, nestling up against the huge buildings behind and looking like it's part of a model village.
Headed through the busy shopping streets to find the tourist information office and see what would be good to visit. A river boat tour was possibly on the cards, but we can do just the same with the local ferries and city hoppers and there might even be a possibility I can still use my accreditation to get some free travel. (Have a backup travel card though just in case)
Then headed towards the Brisbane Botanical Gardens to take in some of the lovely gardens and managed to catch sight of a possum, up on one of the walls, though by the time I tried to approach it to take a picture it had disappeared down inside out of sight. (You may just be able to make it out on top of the pillar of the wall, the other side of the building, between the posts)
As the sun disappeared it was obvious there was nowhere close to get to see the sunset, so headed off for a drink and some food at an Irish pub, before heading back to the hotel.
Getting very tired now, and while I am loving the experience it feels like it is time to get back home. Though I'm sure once there I shall be keen to have stayed away.
Final stages now.
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