The last month has been a whirlwind!
Sorted lots of admin out, had lunch and dinner with friends and family everyday for the 2 weeks before I flew!
The flight was no way near as bad as I had expected - I had 3 seats to myself - bonus!
First impressions of Brisbane - sunny!!! Hilly; cafes all over the place, city-like, but less hustle/bustle-like than London...
Started work the day after I arrived, which was a good way for me to not sleep during the day and get over jetlag. We have an amazing view of the river from the office which is quite mesmerising!
For the first week or 2, I took the ferry into work: a refreshing change from the time spent on the Tube!
Spent the first 2 weeks looking for an apartment, and found one in New Farm, which is a fairly trendy area 10 minutes drive from the city centre. Lots of shops, cafes, restaurants and bars - so I am in the heart of it.
I've been to 2 great markets (I love markets)- one which was a fair way out in Rocklea: after a short train journey, I had to wait for a bus that only comes once and hour! So even though I have moaned about transport in London, I do appreciate it's frequency! The other was in the West End - much closer!
There is a lovely area on the other side of the river called South Bank - which has it's own mini-beach: with sand and everything! Nice markets there too - and lots of places to sit/eat/barbecue etc. Just lovely!
However, it has unfortunately been raining for the last 4 days - and when it rains, it RAINS! Everyone has been telling me how uncharacteristic it is of Brisbane - because it is normally only wet in the summer...maybe I brought it with me...?
We have a long weekend coming up - to celebrate the Queen's birthday - so I'm hoping that it stays clear for that, so I can adventure a bit further out with my compass and high spirit...ok, with a map and a Lonely Planet!
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