time flies~ it has been 2 weeks into my christmas break and the last day of my parent's holiday visit.

There are times when irritation and tempers flew because of differences but at the end of the day, i'm really grateful and appreciative of their love and care and that they flew over to spend this festive season with us :)

Over the past 2 weeks, we went to many different parts of Brisbane, some of which were our favourite hang out places and some were new area which we probably would not have ventured if not for their visit.

~Eumundi Markets~

I always love this market for the vibrant culture displayed and the nooks and crannies you can find!

~Yandina Nutworks & Ginger Beer Factory~

A tourist area for some souvenirs back home :)
~Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary~

Brought them to see the national icons, Koalas and Kangaroos but was a disappointment as most of them were hiding away probably due to the hot weather.

Do what the Aussies do! :P

~Mount Coot-tha Lookout~

Here you can see the entire view of Brisbane CBD and the inner city suburbs (gosh my cherubic face! :/:/:/)

~Sunnybank~

Our favourite place to eat for Asian food! The food maybe pricey but it's really good :)

~Harbourtown~

A car boot full of shopping stash! I think between the 4 of us we spent almost $400!

~Surfer's Paradise~

We only got down to take a snapshot of the beach to prove that we came here. The crowd on NYE was crazy. People don't look where they're walking and it was absolutely precarious to drive down the roads at Surfer's. I still prefer Sunshine Coast :)


~Brisbane City~

Yes they were still buying when we went to the city!! (hah actually that bag was my shoe from Nine West!)

~Southbank Natural History Museum~

it's free entry!

~Southbank Gallery of Modern Art~

FREE as well. We went to see the contemporary art and the theme was Optimism. A wonderful display of colours and attiude :)

~ my apartment~

The folks want to take a photo outside our apartment.


and all of us went to Movie World, which, in my truthful opinion, uncomparable to Tokyo Disneyland :/

We spent so much time queuing up for rides that lasted for less than 2 minutes; souvenir stores that sell substandard stuffs; snacks that were double the price outside and the parade (according to my dad) was lacklustre. *bleahhhh~~~* and it cost us $69 for entry!


We only managed to go on a few rides coz the average waiting time was 45min! -_-"

Nonetheless, the highlight was our impromptu bushwalking at the Gold Coast hinterland at Springbrook National Park.

The drive up north was 2 full hours with about 1hour spent on windy roads up the mountains where Tallanbana picnic area was to begin our walk.

We took the 4km route and took about 3.5 hours to complete because we stopped to admire the awesome rainforest, rock formations and magnificent waterfalls :)

I'll let the pictures do the talking :)














It was a wonderful experience bushwalking and the folks were really great (although they concussed when we got home).

There are many more nature parks in various parts of Queensland and of course wineries and bed & breakfast farm stays too! More weekend trips to come~~ :)

Happy New Year folks! I hope it has been an awesome 2008 for you guys and the new year will be a year of favours from the Lord! :)

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