No one checked my ID at the airport. No one. Should I be concerned about that?
The lady who checked my bag, the smiling security officer who saw my Canadian passport, the stewardess who took my ticket all said, "Going to Bris-Vegas, eh?"
"Bris-Vegas"?
When I asked a colleague what Brisbane is like they hesitated for a moment then said, forbodingly, "It's different."
Arrived at the hotel in Brisbane at 11pm last night. The hotel is circular and vintage 1940s. There's a tobacco rank to my room despite "no smoking" signs posted on every wall. The taps for the shower are outside the shower stall itself. Yes; outside. Will post a pic later.
Had meetings with Fredericton until 12:30.
But this morning is stunning. I look out over a park, see mountains in the background and can't wait to get to know this town a bit better. I hear there's a Koala sanctuary of some sort. Sounds intriguing. The Gold Coast also beckons.
The lady who checked my bag, the smiling security officer who saw my Canadian passport, the stewardess who took my ticket all said, "Going to Bris-Vegas, eh?"
"Bris-Vegas"?
When I asked a colleague what Brisbane is like they hesitated for a moment then said, forbodingly, "It's different."
Arrived at the hotel in Brisbane at 11pm last night. The hotel is circular and vintage 1940s. There's a tobacco rank to my room despite "no smoking" signs posted on every wall. The taps for the shower are outside the shower stall itself. Yes; outside. Will post a pic later.
Had meetings with Fredericton until 12:30.
But this morning is stunning. I look out over a park, see mountains in the background and can't wait to get to know this town a bit better. I hear there's a Koala sanctuary of some sort. Sounds intriguing. The Gold Coast also beckons.
A Canadian friend of mine came over for a holiday in 2009.
ReplyDeleteAt Sydney airport he was greeted by "How're you going?"
He was puzzled and replied "By plane....?"
Welcome to Australia.