Brisbane

I arrived in Brisbane in need of a job. I managed to do a little sightseeing while sending out emails and resumes. The central business district is like any other, with a few interesting buildings. The majority of the cities museums and galleries are on the South Bank. I'm not sure if the South Bank was based on London's South Bank, but the buildings are very similar. Not particularly attractive, concrete blocks, but a style I like none the less.

State Library Building at Dusk

Brisbane at Night.

I was feeling rather indecisive about staying for a number of weeks in Brisbane, even though I had some good responses on the work front, I felt I would be spending a lot on accommodation. It's also not so easy to get to a beach or a national park without your own transport, so I would have to spend much of my time in the city. So with that I decided to take a bus to Airlie Beach and meet up with Sian. Sian had been travelling up the East Coast with her parents and had offered me a ride in their camper van from Airlie (where her parents flight departed) to Cairns.
Before leaving Brisbane I managed to visit the world's largest book sale, Bookfest! The event was in aid of charity and took over a huge exhibition centre, I have a rather out of focus shot below. This was one of 8 areas selling second hand books.


I picked up a few bargains and managed a night out in Brisbane before catching a bus north.

Free Champagne for the Ladies at Tinbilly's

Sjenjana (yes trying saying that after a few champagnes) and a really funny Japanese guy.