Brisbane- Day 11

Today we got up, packed the car and headed to Brisbane, about an hour and a half drive. I absolutely love being around Amanda's kids, but it also made me so happy that I was able to take this trip before I have kids and I have twice as much stuff to pack! 

We got to Brisbane and checked into Amanda's hotel and my hostel which was just about a 5 minute drive down the road. Brisbane is another really neat city, super urban and modern more similar to Melbourne. The Brisbane river goes right down the middle of the city, so there are lots of really neat bridges. We checked into Amanda's hotel, check out the views from her balcony! So cool! 

I got all checked into my hostel.. not bad at all!! Nice and clean, just the way I like it! I had a roomie from Manchester UK, Italy, and Germany. The lady from Germany was in her 60s and traveling alone... see Nanny, you could do this too!!! :) 

Then we headed out to dinner, which was just across the river. We got to see some sights on the way. 

They had this little swimming spot on the other side of the river that was super neat, Amanda and Josh said it is packed during the summer months. I just thought it made for some pretty pictures! 

We ate dinner in "Southbank" yet another super cute shopping and dining area. Check out this daredevil in the sky! 

Just kidding, it was a statue, but I'd really like to know the story behind it! 

We ate dinner at a really fun Turkish restaurant called Ameht's. It was really neat. The chairs were really low, kinda like we were eating on the ground, but much more comfortable. :) 

FIRST time to eat Babaganoush! 

After we ate dinner, we had to burn the calories so we shopped!!! We got to have a "nosey" around the night markets. Really fun! 

Then low and behold... heaven's rays shown down and revealed yet another NITROGENIE!!! Yep, I had the world's best $8 ice cream two nights in a row! You only live once right?! This time I had salted carmel popcorn. Yep. It was awesome. 

That's MY kind of bar... 

After dinner my stubbornness wouldn't allow Josh to walk me home, so I set out on my own. Of all the 5 beautiful, well lit bridges in the city to walk across, of course the only one with no lights and no traffic was the one I had to go across. Blonde moment, I was thinking I would call 911 if anything were to happen until I realized as I was walking across the dark bridge that that probably is just an american thing...Let's just say when I got back to the hostel, I decided it would be a good idea to ask the receptionist what number you would call for an emergency in Australia. Luckily, I was totally safe, but just for future reference. It's 000, just in case you were wondering! But the lady did say that she thinks if I called 911 it would transfer me there. Good thing I didn't have to find out! :) I got home safe and sound and got to FaceTime with my sweet boy while enjoying the rooftop views...