Boredom in Brisbane

Eugh. Brisbane is so boring. I never planned on coming here so I'm still at a total loss what to do. The first morning I woke up here, did my laundry for the first time and went and explored the CBD and the shopping area near by. Nothing too exciting apart from the distinct lack of free wifi everywhere apart from in the botanic gardens where it's such a weak signal you're lucky to get fifteen minutes of working Internet! So frustrating.

Things got a bit better when I went back to the hostel. I must have looked really bored because two of the girls, Sarah & Laura, invited me out with their friends Crystal and Steven. After a little goon party on the balcony (disgusting stuff, I don't recommend it) we went to the Down & Under bar which is a bit of a dive but plays some good tunes, just my kind of place really! It was an okay night but there were some really annoying guys who wouldn't leave us alone for half the night. Ok, we get it, we're hot, now leave us the frick alone! All in all though it was an alright night, the highlight being some really nice wedges on the way home!

The next day I decided to look around the botanic gardens more (in the hopes of finding a better wifi signal) and followed the route down by the river where I came to an unexpected pedestrian bridge to the Southbank. Southbank was actually really nice. The sun was out and people were sunbathing on the grass. I found a little crepe cafe where I obviously had lunch and right next door was an awesome ice cream parlour where you pick a flavour and then pick what you want mixed in to it so I picked cheesecake flavoured ice cream with cookie dough mixed in. It was AMAZING! So delicious. I think next time I'd add in something with a little crunch as well like maybe malteasers to make it absolutely perfect. Yum! The man made beach is a little shoddy (although it does have an awesome dugong fountain) but probably nice for families with little kids and the wheel doesn't really measure up to the likes of the London Eye but it's a nice area. I really liked the Nepalese peace temple and the theatres, museums and galleries make it a really nice place to hang out. If I was living in Brisbane I'd want to be close to that area I think.

Yesterday I went for a wander around Fortitude Valley (which I think is a rather silly name) and accidentally found Chinatown where there was a market going on so I managed to kill a few hours browsing the stalls there (and bought a charm for my charm bracelet). I kept on walking to New Farm as well but got bored of the residential houses after a while and walked back past the river. I have to say the Story Bridge is a lot prettier at night when it's lit up. In the day time it's kinda bland and grey but I guess you can't expect rainbow coloured bridges everywhere...unless you're in Care-a-lot!

All in all, Brisbane is boring me! I'm going to go on a few day trips I think in the next few days but I don't want to stay here for any kind of length of time. I know the others guys are staying here for at least a month or two and I have no idea why! I just want to go back to Bondi. Even when I had nothing to do I at least had surfers to stalk! Brisbane, please get cooler. Thanks.