Brisbane : First Impressions

So, 2wks gone by in Brisbane and what to tell.. Well, at first, the city really doesn't feel as big as it is. Even in CBD all you need to do is walk few blocks to the other way and you're almost alone. So far I've only explored CBD, South Bank and bit of Kangaroo Point & Fortitude Valley where I live at the moment. On the first weekend all I did was just relaxin in hostel. Well, Sunday was a big nite since was watchin Rugby World Cup final. Reckon that was the first time I was cheerin up for non-European team playin agaist European team.. Not that I really understand that much about the game itself but it was good match, like final is supposed to be.

One place that I really enjoy is City Botanical Gardens, this beautiful haven in the middle of the CBD next to river. So often I find myself just wondering there and soaking up the feeling. In that sense Brisbane feels a bit like Edinburgh where you got parks here and there. One thing that still takes time for me to get used to is seeing lizards in the middle of city.. If there's something that Edinburgh was missing it had to be the river. In here, the presence of Brisbane River calms me so much, reminds me of Turku and Aura River.

Mainly my time so far in Brisbane has consisted of job searching and exploring the city itself on foot while tryin to get some photos. On my first week I took a second trip to Australia Zoo - might do another entry about that later -  this time to see all the live shows but other than that, besides few interviews, I haven't really left the city centre. Just been walkin along the river bank and finding new places on a daily basis. Like I mentioned, I've enjoyed Botanical Gardens but also South Bank has been nice place to visit. I'm still yet to take any river cruises nor even just a city ferry but I'll get there, sooner or later. One thing that also interests me is doing Story Bridge climb, althou it is a bit dear..