First day at work today!! eeek!! And the rain has stopped yea!! I arrived and was immediately whisked off to have my photo taken and get my building pass, and then it was up to the 20th floor to meet the other 63 team members of the Queensland Department for Tourism, Events & Small Business Office of the Commonwealth Games! (i can remember the names of about 3 of them!!) I then was shown to my desk & met me manager Lisa & team member Rob. We went fo...

Today it rained. It rained a lot! Thought I'd come here to escape the rain! But it was still fairly warm, or at least it wasn't cold! I went out for lunch to meet my cousin Andy & his little boy Douglas. Although I'd not met Andy before, it was nice to meet a friendly face in the city. We went to a place called Jimmys which is in the main shopping street, before Andy took Douggie off to see the Turtles movie & I came home to check out Sunday aft/night TV...

I headed out about 11.30. I'd decided to do a couple of the city walks from my guidebook, but first I needed breakfast! After a coffee & plate of avo & poached eggs on toast at the cafe next to the building I walked down to the river (just a minute or so's walk from my building). I walked down to the botanical gardens, sticking to the riverside path rather than cutting through them. There were lots of mangrove trees on the bank of the river. I crossed a...

I arrived into Brisbane just before 9. Getting out the airport was all very quick - no queuing for passport control, immigration,baggage or taxis - I was sorted and on my way all before 9.30 I arrived at my serviced apartment just before 10 and despite being 4 hours early they allowed me to check in straight away. I'm staying in a serviced apartment - a cross between a hotel and apartment so it has full kitchen (inc dishwasher, washing machine) & separate b...