8/07 Fortitude Valley

We had the staying hotel ready toady, since it would be our last stop in Australia, why not live somewhere that’s not a backpackers hostel? That’s why we chose Chateau among all the other vocation hotels, with an ocean view of course. We would be staying there for five days from Monday to Friday, lucky for us it was cheaper on weekdays and it would only be costing us about 40 AUD per person each day, only about 10 AUD more expensive than a normal lodge!

Back to today’s tour around Brisbane and it was just…boring!

Roxie and I still had Croissants for breakfast, for a 12-pack was just too much for us to consume in one day. Our schedule today included visiting the far away Fortitude Valley and Brunswick St, checking about the China Town here in Brisbane and the famous Story Bridge.

It was like super far and we were already quick on our feet. The weather was extremely vicious, too. I was wearing trousers and it was such a big mistake. Most of our path was going up-hill and both of us felt that our skin had burnt. It was about in the afternoon did we arrived at China Town, many Asians wandered around but the whole place seemed pretty deserted. Most of the shops were down, what a disappointment. So we looked for any sign that says: Fortitude Valley.

Another hour passed by and we felt like in the countryside. There was no sign of Fortitude Valley only a small mall with a small Mc Donald’s. We even entered the Fortitude Valley train station and it was just small and dirty, what’s worth mentioning was that there was this security guy standing by a door and he had his arm tattooed: Spider Man in Chinese HAHA.

Brunswick St was pretty small and most stores and malls were tore down, looked like this area had lost its former glory. Today was just a sad day around Northern Brisbane.

Story Bridge was pretty cool-looking, though it was mainly for car-travelling only and we weren’t planning on climbing it! However you get the sense of déjà vu the moment you stand on it and look down at the water below. Dizzy!

I looked really forward to tomorrow’s visit at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, just to shake off today’s despair. Roxie bought a box at the post office on our way home for she intended to mail some of her stuff back to Taiwan in advance. The post office here in Brisbane was modern and advance, they even used the DIY check out just like the ones in Woolworths and Coles!

I paid 10 AUD for the utensils back at Chills so we could fry some nuggets. We sat on the public patio drinking juice and had the chicken, it was still a very good night with the breeze brushing against our faces gently.

I tried hacking the game: Plants VS Zombies 2 but just kept failing…