02/02 - Arrival in Brisbane

The alarm rang at 7am, but I was awake long before that, but stayed in bed listening to some music. 7.05am I was out of the room with bags, greeted by D. We had breakfast and got a local bus to the Greyhound bus stop (if we took the shuttle we would be too late...). The normal bus was pricey!! We arrived early and while waited for the bus we talked.

The bus arrived and we managed to get 2 seats each. D. was writing and I listened to some music and read. Looking from time to time at the scenery. The bus stopped at Surfers, it is pretty ugly! Nearly everyone got out and not many came in.

view of Surfers from Coolangatta

We arrived in Brisbane a bit before 11am. We went to the YHA on foot. We checked in but could not access the room until later in the day, unfortunately they gave us day passes to access the common areas.

pretty cool elevator floor!

We relocated ourselves to the top floor and sat outside. It is a nice new hostel with good common areas. I worked on the journal and planned our Brisbane stay while D. went food shopping and cooked. I met Jan, a French guy that gave me loads of tips and told us what to do and where to go.

We ate lunch around 3pm, checked in and then went for a walk in the centre of town. Around 4/4.30pm it rain, we hid in a shopping centre. I bought postcards (cheap) and stamps in the post office (super expensive!!). We then walked in the Botanic gardens; it kind of rained but not really.

very ugly looking iguana

bird trying to scare the iguana

We walked back to the hostel along the river on a cycle path. It has great view at night! We showered and went straight to bed. I watched Netflix for a little while (Once Upon A Time).

my "slow" boyfriend

Yoda?

 Walked 10.8km today.

Slept in a mixed dorm, in Brisbane YHA