I'M IN BRISBANE...
Recently I had a review with my boss who informed me he wanted to send me to Brisbane for a business trip. I got excited about this as I had never been to Brisbane and this would be the perfect opportunity to do some sightseeing in Brisbane. The reason I was going was to train my new State Manager in QLD. Cassar was now promoted to GM of the QLD office and we replaced him with a new guy called Dan. Basically Dan was replaced by Dan. My boss always said that Cassar and I had issues together that we needed to sort and he thought this would be the perfect opportunity.
So bags packed, my dad dropped me off at Virgin Terminals ready to catch an afternoon flight to Brisbane. Because Brisbane was an hour back I actually got there one hour earlier. I was quite impressed that I had packed light. I usually jam pack a thousand and one things into my suitcase that I wont need. Mind you Cassar requested a dozen boxes of Krispy Kremes which meant I had serious donut shopping!
So I arrived in Brisbane around 5pmish and caught a cab to the hotel. My boss had kindly offered to pay for my accomodation as well even though I was spending the weekend there. I thought I would end up with something dodgy but was quite impressed when the booking came through for a 4 star hotel smack bang in the middle of the city.This was gold!
The cab driver dumps me outside of the Rendezvous Hotel. The first thing I notice is the back packers place opposite the hotel. This should be good. Alot of drunk back packers to meet. I wander into the hotel and check in.
The Hotel is quite stylish based in the heart of Brisbane city. As mentioned before the backpackers joint is opposite the hotel as well as the Central Railway station. On the other side is the Anzac Square memorial Gardens. I couldn't see much of this side as my room was facing the Backpackers & Central Station.
My room was actually a one bedroom apartment including a lounge, kitchen & dining room. Refer to pics below:
So bags packed, my dad dropped me off at Virgin Terminals ready to catch an afternoon flight to Brisbane. Because Brisbane was an hour back I actually got there one hour earlier. I was quite impressed that I had packed light. I usually jam pack a thousand and one things into my suitcase that I wont need. Mind you Cassar requested a dozen boxes of Krispy Kremes which meant I had serious donut shopping!
So I arrived in Brisbane around 5pmish and caught a cab to the hotel. My boss had kindly offered to pay for my accomodation as well even though I was spending the weekend there. I thought I would end up with something dodgy but was quite impressed when the booking came through for a 4 star hotel smack bang in the middle of the city.This was gold!
The cab driver dumps me outside of the Rendezvous Hotel. The first thing I notice is the back packers place opposite the hotel. This should be good. Alot of drunk back packers to meet. I wander into the hotel and check in.
The Hotel is quite stylish based in the heart of Brisbane city. As mentioned before the backpackers joint is opposite the hotel as well as the Central Railway station. On the other side is the Anzac Square memorial Gardens. I couldn't see much of this side as my room was facing the Backpackers & Central Station.
My room was actually a one bedroom apartment including a lounge, kitchen & dining room. Refer to pics below:
One bedroom Apartment @ Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane
Entrance to Lounge Room
Kitchen view from Lounge Room
Bedroom
My boss looking after me by stacking the fridge up with goodies...
Alcohol
Bathroom Entrance with Shower & Bath Tub
Once I was settled in I decided to go for a walk to discover the city plus I was craving for food. Queen St Mall was less than 2 minutes walk from the hotel. Queen St Mall is equvialent to our Pitt St Mall. However one thing I liked about Queen St Mall was the random Bars/restaurants placed in the middle of the Street. Queen St Mall was quite packed for a thursday night. Unlike us late night shopping in Brisbane is Friday nights.
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