3 Nights in Brisbane

It was a whirlwind of a trip. Arriving late one evening followed by series of meeting and then the conference. It was a great opportunity to network but the decision to leave straight after the conference end reduced the stay a bit more.

I only had a couple of hours in town on the whole but caught a glimpse of what Brisbane had to offer during my dinner events and the quick outings.

The skyline as I crossed the Victoria BridgeSome interesting cafe they have hereAnd the food was top notch ...The important thing was sorting out what to buy for the boys and Anita. No real time for sightseeing. Especially my hotel - Mantra South Bank - was right across the road from the conference venue.

Brisbane is actually a nice modern city. Very hot - the reason why I preferred Melbourne - with real hot sunshine. It hardly rained during the times I was there. The sky was blue, with none of the pollution of KL.

The City HallOut shopping ....They don't have Burger King here ....Calling it the night ....I would have loved to stay there a bit longer with a quick trip to Gold Coast only an hour away. I get to catch The Wheel of Brisbane and pat a koala, but by the time Sunday arrived, I just wanted to fly home and my schedule after would be packed. And sure enough it was.

I should plan for an extra day of rest next time ...

Return to Routine

Back today and spent the morning unpacking as well as going into work for a quick ward round. Wasn't able to get much done afterwards since I was distracted. Wished that in could just spent the afternoon with my camera instead.

Then an idea struck me. Might as well get my photos from the Melbourne trip sorted out and get going with a blog entry or three.

The boys were back soon after and I was with Idlan finishing his homework. The bed beckon soon. I could do with an early night. Rather tired with the travels.

Just Landed

It wasn't the smoothest of flight although I must say the food on the flight was surprisingly good. Maybe I was starving.

Landed in Brisbane about an hour ago, and is now en route to the hotel. There was a long wait for other delegates and I was able to grab one of the local prepaid SIM - which came with 10GB data! Crazy!

So, it looks like I wouldn't be off line after all. The program starting from tomorrow afternoon would be packed. At least I will have tomorrow morning off. It would be events and meetings one after the other right after - including dinner on both Friday and Saturday evening.

And a nice cosy bedAnd then I would be leaving on Sunday late afternoon. No rest after that.

Best to enjoy some free time later, catch on a bit of a rest, shower and ironing. But dinner first!