And it was also time to say goodbye to our trusty car for the past 8 days. Thank you for not giving us any trouble and for ferrying us around!
After leaving our luggage at Brisbane Marriott Hotel and returning the car at Hertz located at Charlotte Street, we walked towards Queen Street Mall. Brisbane is a very small city area, and it is possible to just walk to our hotel from Queen Street Mall. With 2 girls with us, we walked a tad bit slower. Haha! We just walked around the shopping area, with Kae whining how tired she was. Yes, she walked the whole journey with us! Only Kerri was lucky enough to be carried throughout. Hah!
Four our one night stay at Brisbane, we chose Marriott, just because dar thought the hotel is on the other end of the street near to South Bank, where I wanted to explore when we head to Brisbane. But alas, Marriott is actually quite far for us to walk towards South Bank. So another time if we ever head back to Brisbane perhaps!
Marriott is quite an old hotel, and it is quite evident in the room decor. It seemed that our accommodation had been reducing in size each time we moved. I think after this experience, we would opt for an apartment to anywhere we head to next time. Kae asked me point blank when we reached our hotel room: Mummy, where is my room? Haha!
The girls had quite a bit of fun playing at the baby playpen, which was meant as a baby cot for Kerri to sleep in.
The exterior of Brisbane Marriott Hotel.
Add: 515 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
Tel: +61 7 3303 8000
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And after settling in and a short nap, it was evening time. We decided to venture out and see where we can have dinner. The thing is, Brisbane is a dead town on Sundays. Yes, it happened to be a Sunday today. Argh! All shops were closed and we were wondering if we had to end up eating at the hotel's restaurant.
Nice church near the hotel.
And then we walked back to near the hotel and to the side walkway of the Brisbane River. We get to admire the scenic view of the river and the Story Bridge. The Story Bridge is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and southern suburbs of Brisbane. You can also do a Story Bridge Adventure Climb, similar to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb I believe.
Add: 170 Main Street, Corner of Wharf and Main Streets, Kangaroo Point, Queensland 4169, Australia
Tel: +61 7 3514 6903
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