Today is the final day of our short break to Brisbane and I didn’t have any activities pre-booked. We started the day with breakfast at a little cafe called Brew down a narrow lane way. It was grungy and the menus were within old record covers. The food was quite good too. They had board games and coloring books. Matthew and I played a game … Continue reading Free Day

Clear Sky, 18°C Clem Jones Promenade Snails, Fails and Butterfly Tails To commemorate Bastille Day a French themed market was setup at Southbank. I had pre-booked tickets to make it easier on the day. The brochure mentioned that there would be French themed food, activities and handicrafts. It was incredibly busy and much more than I had anticipated. There were really long lines for all … Continue reading Snails, Fails and Butterfly Tails

Clear Sky, 19°C 9 Ormonde Street Barks, Parks and Forks After the chocolate tour we went to the Brisbane Arts Theatre to watch a stage performance of the 101 Dalmatians. It was an amateur performance however the kids seemed to love it. Thomas slept through the first act and wouldn’t sit still through the second so I walked around with him outside. Post performance the … Continue reading Barks, Parks and Forks

Clear Sky, 18°C 115 Albert Street Never Too Much Chocolate Today was the most anticipated day of our holiday as we were going to be doing a Chocolate Tasting Tour. The kids had never been so efficient in the morning, having had their breakfast, showered, done their journals and cleaned their rooms by 9 am. We walked to our tour meeting place and joined up … Continue reading Never Too Much Chocolate

Fog, 14°C 23 Chippendall Street A Heartbreaking Loss The rain let up in the afternoon so we could hear out to watch the Brumbies play the Reds. The stadium was a mere 15 minute walk from our hotel and we stopped along the way to have dinner at a Mexican restaurant. The temperature had really dropped today and we had to wear long sleeve shirts … Continue reading A Heartbreaking Loss

Light Rain, 14°C 22 Stanley Street The Future is Here It was an early start again as I had booked an activity for Emily and Matthew at the Queensland State Library. We stopped along the way for some hot chocolates as the weather had finally turned cold. It had been raining overnight and the forecast was for more rain during the day. The activity was … Continue reading The Future is Here

Clear Sky, 22°C 75 Grey Street The Longest Walk Yesterday was quite a long day as we left at breakfast time and didn’t return till after dinner. Today we decided to let Thomas have a sleep in the room in the morning and left around lunch time instead. We spent the afternoon at Science Centre and even had a play in the dinosaur park. Thomas … Continue reading The Longest Walk

Scattered Clouds, 24°C Stanley Street Plaza Busking and Cooking We were walking along Southbank when the boys noticed that a busker was setting up for his show and he had a 9 foot tall unicycle. Ben stopped to ask him for tips on learning to ride an unicycle. We then proceeded to stay and watch his show. He picked Matthew as his helper and Matthew … Continue reading Busking and Cooking

Clear Sky, 23°C 2 Montague Road A Marvel-lous Experience We went to see an exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art that showcased the Marvel super hero’s. The exhibition included props from all the movies as well as details on how they created the sets, special effects and scenes. There was also a section on the history of the characters including the original comic books … Continue reading A Marvel-lous Experience

Few Clouds, 22°C 217-231 George Street The Holidays Begin It is always a rush to get out of the house at the start of the holidays. There are just so many little things to do, clean, store and organise. Our flight wasn’t till 11.30 so it gave us time to get everything sorted. In spite of all the planning we forgot Matthew’s frequent flyer card … Continue reading The Holidays Begin