Janet and John do Brisbane Day 2

Hi guys! I have hijacked the blog to tell you about what we did on our second day in what the locals call Brisvegas! I think from JT's last post, you could tell that Brissy was pulling out gorgeous weather for us. 

The little one's were recovering from a bout of illness, so we had the delightful Amanda as our host for the morning. We started our chauffeured tour of Brisbane at a well knowned boutique bakery called Brumbies where we stocked up on coffee and Lamingtons. Our first point of call was driving into the city and across the bridge to see Kangaroo Point and views of the city coming over the Story Bridge in the Valley. We travelled through to New Farm park and had a little picnic after exploring the Brisbane Powerhouse, which as the name suggests is an old powerhouse converted into various theatre, performance, bar and restaurant spaces. It's raw finish is delightful. Then it was on to St Lucia where we visited the University of Queensland campus and the colleges that surround it. Amanda toured us through a few of the houses where John, Amanda, Alister, Margot and I rented.

We had a yummy lunch (A burger with beetroot! Yum!) and a walk in the afternoon. In the evening we went to the Regatta and caught up with my old friend Sarah Landis and her boyfriend John. It was great to catch up!

It was a great night but an early one as we had to get up to head to Rockhampton! 

Stay turned for our road trip portion of the holiday!