20th October 2010 (backdated update)
On our initial to-do list while in Brisbane was to have dinner at baby Rania's parents home in Kelvin Grove. We were to do some grocery shopping and then cook there. Unfortunately, uncle Sateria was caught up with work and had to postpone his trip to Brisbane.
To make up for the failed plan, our parents decided to do some cooking using the only equipment in our hotel room ~ a microwave! On our menu was chicken rice, mussels soup and vegetables. In order to get halal chicken, in the afternoon, we went to China Town (Valley). We walked to the city and then boarded a bus that goes straight to our destination.
It was nice to be able to revisit the area once again, as we used to frequent the shops there in order to get our halal meat and seafood supply. Back then, we either hopped on a bus or boarded a train.
On our initial to-do list while in Brisbane was to have dinner at baby Rania's parents home in Kelvin Grove. We were to do some grocery shopping and then cook there. Unfortunately, uncle Sateria was caught up with work and had to postpone his trip to Brisbane.
To make up for the failed plan, our parents decided to do some cooking using the only equipment in our hotel room ~ a microwave! On our menu was chicken rice, mussels soup and vegetables. In order to get halal chicken, in the afternoon, we went to China Town (Valley). We walked to the city and then boarded a bus that goes straight to our destination.
It was nice to be able to revisit the area once again, as we used to frequent the shops there in order to get our halal meat and seafood supply. Back then, we either hopped on a bus or boarded a train.
Chinatown had a slightly new look since the open area has been upgraded with partial roofs and some new statues. Other than that, everything was practically the same as before.
After our shopping, we went back to the city and straight away walked back to the hotel. On the way, daddy decided to stop by the Wheel of Brisbane. I have been begging him to board it and finally my wish came true. The ride took about 20 minutes with 4 revolutions. I was excited, but Safiya was a bit intimidated by the altitude.
Afterwards, we walked back to the hotel. One of the decorations that we find unique and mesmerising was a long canopy of Bougainvillea flowers (bunga kertas) that must have taken a long time to shape it as such.
Back at the hotel, mummy worked her magic and prepared our dinner. We also invited daddy's officemates and we had a satisfying meal.
It's amazing when a microwave is put together with a creative cook like mummy!
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