Brisbane!

Friday, September 17, I flew to Brisbane to meet Alicia and some of the girls from her school. My plane got in around 5 and Alicia and Zel met me at the train station. I have to admit, I am becoming a regular pro at flying. I think I could navigate the Tullamarine Airport with my eyes closed. While pretty big-it has nothing on O'hare though.So I met up with Alicia and Zel and they guided us back to our hostel, Bunk Brisbane. We slept in an 8 bed all female dorm. As much as I like men, I don't want some creepy mansneaking through my undies. With my luck-there is no way it would be a hot, intelligent Aussie. By the way, this hostel was the shit. It was really unique. They had a chandelier of barbies, a pool, and a jacuzzi. They also had a club and bar on the premises. Below is some random artwork at the hostel.That night I dropped my stuff off at the hostel and we met up with two other girls from Alicia's school (Lara and Savannah) and the five of us went to explore. We were actually searching for the night market that was supposed to be taking place, but we got side tracked along the way. The first thing on our to do list was food. All of us except Alicia got Subway, she got Maccas (McDonalds). The we stopped in a few shops that were still open and got some souvenirs. After leaving the strip mall we ran into a random, outdoor salsa class! It was free and they had salsa music playing and everyone was dancing! It was amazing!I fell in love here. You can't really see him, but there is a 16 year old Mexican lothario in this picture. I think he was one of the teachers. We gave him the name Superman because he was wearing a Superman hoodie. When I cradle rob, I do it right!

Anyways, the class was still going strong when we decided to move on. Then we saw a ferris wheel, which was really expensive so we passed on riding it. We crossed the river and looked back and the city and it was so beautiful! Next, we walked through a park where we happened to see a ton of flying foxes!We finally made it to the night market and it was closing! I was upset because the few places that were still open had some really pretty stuff. I bought 2 rings for $10...and even though they are pretty I'm not quite sure they were worth it. They turn my fingers green. But what ever.

That night we got back to the hostel and went to bed relatively early. I think it was around 9 or 10. The next day was a big day! We were going to the Australia Zoo-Home of the Crocodile Hunter!!