16th October 2010*
(*a backdated update)
We arrived in Brisbane, Australia at about 5 am in the morning, Brisbane time (3 am Brunei time). Being overly confident about the warm weather since it's almost summer, daddy decided that light jackets are enough. Apparently not! On board the plane while we were approaching land, the pilot informed the passengers that it's about 16 degrees outside! Thankfully, we didn't have to wait long for a taxi and we were at the hotel within half an hour after landing.
For our whole trip, we will be staying at the Rydges Hotel in Southbank which is across the Brisbane river from the city centre. Funny enough, throughout our one year stay in Brisbane back in 2008, we had never explored Southbank although it's really close to our home at that time. Perhaps having two small children somehow limits mummy's adventure mode and decided that staying home was the best thing to do.
Anyway, we were given a double bedroom at Rydges, i.e. we had a large room with two queen beds. We also have a small kitchen area with a microwave and a sink and the room has a balcony too.
(*a backdated update)
We arrived in Brisbane, Australia at about 5 am in the morning, Brisbane time (3 am Brunei time). Being overly confident about the warm weather since it's almost summer, daddy decided that light jackets are enough. Apparently not! On board the plane while we were approaching land, the pilot informed the passengers that it's about 16 degrees outside! Thankfully, we didn't have to wait long for a taxi and we were at the hotel within half an hour after landing.
For our whole trip, we will be staying at the Rydges Hotel in Southbank which is across the Brisbane river from the city centre. Funny enough, throughout our one year stay in Brisbane back in 2008, we had never explored Southbank although it's really close to our home at that time. Perhaps having two small children somehow limits mummy's adventure mode and decided that staying home was the best thing to do.
Anyway, we were given a double bedroom at Rydges, i.e. we had a large room with two queen beds. We also have a small kitchen area with a microwave and a sink and the room has a balcony too.
After taking a short nap and freshening up, daddy and I explored the area at the vicinity of the hotel in search for a supermarket nearby. It was a fun, cold and windy walk and we did manage to locate the place and did some grocery shopping.
Afterwards, we all went to explore Southbank on foot. Hehehe... now I realise that not all countries are the same. If we were in Brunei, we'd definitely be going around in our car but here, walking is the way to go. I felt a bit tired and occassionally complain about my aching legs whilst Safiya was relaxed as she sat on the pram most of the time. Hehehe...
Amazingly, Southbank is the centre of culture in Brisbane. Firstly, we visited a man-made beach about 5 minutes walk from the hotel. It was too cold to have a dip as such we continued strolling along the riverbank.
We took some pictures along the way...
Brisbane city across the river
In front of a Pagoda replica
The famous Wheel Of Brisbane
Walking along one of the bridges that connect Southbank to the city. In Brunei, this could be a bridge connecting Bandar Seri Begawan to areas like Sungai Kebun / Lumapas (that would be nice!)After a short visit to the city, we walked back to Southbank and visited the museum. I was extremely excited because there are lots of animal displays, and my favourite was of course the dinosaur! We also learned about other animals, experiment what it would feel if we were to have wings and see how big a dinosaur egg must have been.
After all the excitement, we decided to call it a day and spent the rest of the evening resting. What an enjoyable first day in Brisbane!
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