internet access here.

We spent the next morning being lazy and writing some more diaries, and then got the train into Brisbane after lunch, and had a general wander through the city, which was pretty pleasant all in all. Walking through the pedestrian centre could have been Market Street in Manchester, complete with the Body Shop, Accessorise, McDonalds & Tie Rack!! Still it had a good vibe, with buskers, street artists and a few bars in the middle of the street. We decided to check out the botanical gardens, a great feature of all Australian Cities, and this one was no exception. We wandered round a picturesque lily pond and through a yet to be planted rose garden, down to the river where there was a mangrove boardwalk, with loads of interesting info. The river was quite busy, apparently Brisbane people use the ferries for city transport as they’re faster then busses. We came out at the

university, and had a walk through there to get back to the city, it did seem like it would be a agreeable place to study, with the gardens on one side, and the river on the other. Next stop was an internet café, and after a couple of hours there we’d still got an hour to wait before we could get back, as we’d bought off peak train tickets, so we went for a beer at one of the bars in the middle of the pedestrianised street. We were quite surprised when our beer was served in proper pint pots - just like home!!! Infact it was Hel’s first ever actual pint of larger!!! It was soon time to head back though, and we took full advantage again of our apartment!!

On our last day before heading back to Sydney, we needed to buy a new wheelie bag, as our cheapie one from the market in Sydney wasn’t really up to a flight. We figured you got what you paid for, and found a bag shop at the station and spent