I can say now, looking back, that I enjoyed Brisbane the most. As a city, it is quite compact and easy to maneuver ..At night, the lights on the water are beautiful.. the bridge was pretty and the people were nice..
While I was there... UGH. From memory... I got on the plane to Brisbane and sat next to a weasley looking man who did not say one word to me. He reminded me of an insurance salesmen from 1970's... (sigh) I got off the plane and got my car.. The dude behind the counter thought it was a huge deal he upgraded me to a compact instead of a sub-compact. To be honest, I prefer the baby cars because they are so easy to drive in unfamiliar places.. BUT I took the upgrade... Upon exiting the airport doors, my face melted off.. literally.. I tried to scoop it off the pavement, but it was a lost cause.. I drove quickly to my hotel because the first show was only hours away and I had to try and fix the hot mess that was my face.. The hotel was nice enough, but of course I was on the 3rd floor of an elevatorless hotel.. (the horror) went to the venue and found a parking lot semi-close. I walked up a hill and found the entry gate... OMG i was the FIRST person.. This has never ever ever happened!!!! (ok there were like 4 kids there, but they were in the under 18 line.. so they don't count) As I was standing there, with 2 hours before the gate opened, I saw that in order to get to the stage you had to go up a mountain. This did not bode well with me. I found out there was another gate with a more Meghan friendly enterance. There were a few people ahead of me, but I thought I would do better running down to the stage then having to treck up a hill.. They finally let us in and I ran my boootie to the stage.. met 2 NICE girls.. (can't remember their names) they were 15.. sigh... TO BE CONTINUED
While I was there... UGH. From memory... I got on the plane to Brisbane and sat next to a weasley looking man who did not say one word to me. He reminded me of an insurance salesmen from 1970's... (sigh) I got off the plane and got my car.. The dude behind the counter thought it was a huge deal he upgraded me to a compact instead of a sub-compact. To be honest, I prefer the baby cars because they are so easy to drive in unfamiliar places.. BUT I took the upgrade... Upon exiting the airport doors, my face melted off.. literally.. I tried to scoop it off the pavement, but it was a lost cause.. I drove quickly to my hotel because the first show was only hours away and I had to try and fix the hot mess that was my face.. The hotel was nice enough, but of course I was on the 3rd floor of an elevatorless hotel.. (the horror) went to the venue and found a parking lot semi-close. I walked up a hill and found the entry gate... OMG i was the FIRST person.. This has never ever ever happened!!!! (ok there were like 4 kids there, but they were in the under 18 line.. so they don't count) As I was standing there, with 2 hours before the gate opened, I saw that in order to get to the stage you had to go up a mountain. This did not bode well with me. I found out there was another gate with a more Meghan friendly enterance. There were a few people ahead of me, but I thought I would do better running down to the stage then having to treck up a hill.. They finally let us in and I ran my boootie to the stage.. met 2 NICE girls.. (can't remember their names) they were 15.. sigh... TO BE CONTINUED
