Day 63-65 - Brisbane - rest days
I've never been to Brisbane and I'd only heard good things about it. The hostel was great right in the city near the town hall, it used to be a salvos boarding house and still had that run down vibe, it was complete with the original lift with the metal cage.
First things first I needed a mask, it's been a long time since I needed one. I explored the inner city and was impressed with Brisbane and I soaked in the buzz of the big city.
I went to all the museums I could find and travelled up to the clock face of the city hall. The city hall was very grand and built to put Brisbane on the map and cement it as a city. Differing from Melbourne and Sydney it was a city hall not a town hall.
The city has embraced electric scooters and bikes and the cycle lanes were numerous and well thought out, it felt like an active city and the river running through the city was the centrepiece.
I caught up with some old friends from Darwin now living in Brisbane and had an amazing night catching up. I enjoyed my time in Brisbane and was left energised and it's a city I will definitely visit again and possibly even live in.