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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Brisbane - My Last Stop

Elephant statue on his head near a rat by the library???????
The train was on time and I got into Brisbane at 5 am in the morning so I went to the coffee shop inside the station and drank coffee until 7 am before walking to the hostel. The train was tiring and I didn't get much sleep as two young talkative boys were right in front of me, so when I got to the hostel (only 15 minutes from the train station BUT ALL UP HILL), I was tired to say the least.  I had to wait for a couple of hours until the room was ready but I sat on a comfortable couch and read which was nice.  Once I got into my room, I showered and did wash.  I didn't want to take a nap because I would have been up all night so I finish washing and then went grocery shopping.  They have a very large kitchen facility here with about 10 areas for cooking and 3 rows of refrigerators and about 100 dry cabinets.  You just have to fill out a card with name, room number and check out date.  Food is very expensive here but eating out is even more.  So, most of us at the hostel just cook. I walked around the city and found the weather here is beautiful (a lot warmer than Sydney and Melbourne) probably in the high 60's low 70's. Today I went on the city tour and they took me to the same places that I explored yesterday. Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and the 3rd most populous city in Australia.  Whereas Sydney and Melbourne is in New South Wales. Tomorrow I plan to go to the Koala Sanctuary, it is suppose to be the best one in Australia....  I will let you know. Here are my pictures of Brisbane:

At the Bridge

Another Bridge

View from the walking Path

One of many mosaic on the path

Pagoda given to Brisbane by Nepal

View from my hostel another Bridge but look at that beautiful sky

Roof of the hostel...

Still another bridge

Saw this on the walking path

































































View from the bridge

Epicurus garden (Kale) I got Oregano and  Basil



























Life Challenge:  Do not go where the path may lead, instead go to where there is no path and make a trail... Ralph Waldo Emerson

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