Arrival in Noosa
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Noosa, Australia
Friday, November 16, 2007
No, we haven't been eaten by a croc - we just haven't done anything too remarkable the past few days.
Tuesday we took a ferry from Sydney out to Manly Beach. Another beautiful coastal walk with spectacular views, but not too different from beach areas we've already shown you.
Wednesday we travelled by plane to Brisbane. Brisbane is a smaller city, somewhat less sophistacated than Sydney - in the Central Business District fancy shops are interspersed with businesses catering to the many backpackers and students in the area. The city is centered on the Brisbane River, with pretty parklands lining it.
We had our best meal of the trip so far in Brisbane - at an Indian restaurant. The Australian food generally is sort of a bad imitation of English food, with less flavor, so this Indian place must not have been around long enough to start catering to the local tastes. You might think with all these beaches we've been to that we've been swimming like fish but, me not being a fan of killer jellyfish and rip tides, the first time I've immersed myself in Australian waters was the Brisbane hotel pool.
We took a bus Thursday from Brisbane to Noosa, our resort beach getaway. Queensland, which we are in now, is Australia's Sunshine State, so you can say it's Australia's Florida. It's humid, tropical, laid-back, and beachy. Noosa consists of a street of boutiques and restaurants, a long, curving beach, and resorts nestled in rainforest. We have a palatial apartment overlooking the ocean. The only weird think is that for some reason there are turkeys running all over this place, I'm serious!
Where I stayed
Comments
Looks like you're having a Fabulous time!
This travel Blog is sooo cool! (you know me...I don't get out much!....easily amused!)
Ok..Palacial digs..Cool Giant trees and Balls...Turkeys running around! What's not to
Love about that?! Turkeys have nothing to fear in Austrailia...except maybe hungry American tourists missing their Thanksgiving dinners! hahahaha
If this 'Young and In Love' and traveling the world ever gets boring, you both could become photographers!! Love and Huggs C and C !! Can't wait to see you!
.....And.....
Holy shivering Corn Stalks Batman! (Did I SAY that?) Its 31 degrees here- right now!
I'm drinking hot coffee and enjoying the quiet hum of the dishwasher~ almost 1am here. (yawn) G.nite!
Indian food
How would you compare the Indian restaurant with the best one you have eaten at in the US? Comment on the airport security as you take these flights from one location to another .. are the planes commuter size, 12-50 people .. is more than tea served? I could match your turkey picture .. there are three that I see regularly down at the marina along with the geese and the seagulls!!!
Re: Indian food
The Indian food was almost the same as we would get in the US - the only difference were the samosas which were served with a chickpea sauce on top.
The flight we took to Brisbane was on a medium-sized plane, the kind that would be used for domestic flights in the US. Yes, we were suprised to be served a sandwich on a flight that lasted a little over an hour - you definately won't get that in the states! The security was different too - at no time during the whole process were we asked for ID's. You don't have to take your shoes off at the security check, or take anything out of your bag except laptop computers.
Re: .....And.....
Well it's 26 degrees here...celcius!