Brisbane and Noosa

Hey

Spent my 1 and only day in brisbane taking in the sights (didnt take me long!). I walked down to Southbank which is an area by the river with loads of market stalls and a man made beach. Was a nice walk there, through the botanical gardens, and i got the ferry back along the brisbane river. I went for a wander around fortitude valley (The night before i had met some people including someone from brisbane, so we all went out to some bars there)and bumped into my friend Jo, who i met in Surfers Paradise. She was staying at the same hostel as me, so we just chilled out together in the hostel bar at night, before goignt o china town at around 11pm for a late dinner.

I got up really early the next day to catch my bus to Noosa. Noosa is a gorgeous wee town, set amongst a national park. My hostel is about a 10 minute walk to the beach and park, which is not too bad, and the hostel itself is basic but has a good atmosphere. Noosa is quite an upmarket place...loads of nice restaurants along the seafront and very upmarket shops. I had a wander around teh main street (Hastings St) yesterday afternoon, before coming back to the hostel. Last night there was a mexican night at the hostel - $7 for a big slap-up mexican feast which is pretty good going (around 3 pounds) - and i had a few drinks with some of my room mates before getting an early night.

Today i went for a walk through the national park which was absolutely beautiful but its sooo hot today so it was hard work!
Going to go to the beach this afternoon, and I think i'll hit the Australia Zoo tomorrow for some croc shows!

Hope everyone is well at home
Love Danielle xxx