Adventures: Queensland - 31st March

We left Sydney feeling like we could have easily spent several more days there, despite cramming lots in to the time we had. I had to laugh at the level of Sydney/Melbourne rivalry, which is especially clear in some of the museum exhibitions. And they really are proud of that bridge!

Anyway, our next stop was Brisbane - aka Brisneyland aka Brisvegas according to some of the marketing stuff you read. We have spent time in the area before as Andrew's dad lives nearby, but this time we decided to spend a few days in the city itself before heading out to see the family. There is much talk of Brisbane being a rapidly expanding city and a long way from the country town feel it used to have. This is probably true but coming from Melbourne then Sydney it did still feel very small!

We had a good wander through the city on day one, and found very good food in Chinatown. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling very well the next day so we didn't get to do some of the things we had planned. Of course we know that we'll be back in the area in the future so we weren't too worried. We then headed out to stay with Gary & Co, and has a relaxing few days there as well as spending some time on the Sunshine Coast. This is where Andrew's Grandad (Pa) and his wife Lil live, and it was really good to catch up with them again. Also, as you can see, Andrew and his dad made the most of the surf!

All in all it was a good break and also nice to have the rest of the Easter weekend to enjoy when we got back to Melbourne.