In a blog about Australia, you're probably not expecting to see two rainy headline photos in a row. Neither am I. In fact, I'm starting to wonder if Qantas maybe deposited me on the wrong continent, because even London wasn't this rainy. Turns out last month was the rainiest September in over ten years, with four times the average amount of rain, and October shows no sign of being different. This weekend it was steady drizzle and gale force winds.
The difference between rain in Australia and rain in London is that Brisbane is designed to be an outdoor city. Restaurants almost all open-air, and even the malls have outdoor walks. When it rains everything feels enclosed - foggy panels come down over open windows and the entire city heads to the very few indoor places.
Today we spent in the mall with all the other Brisbanites looking to escape the weather, but yesterday even the rain couldn't stop me. For the first time in Australia I woke up on a Saturday close enough to the city to just set out and explore. Despite the drizzle, Mark and I took the ferry to the other side of the city and wandered through, picking up a few things for the new apartment. When we'd decided that we'd had enough of the rain we were within a ten minute walk from our apartment. It's so nice to be in the city, close enough to go out and explore for a bit without having to make a destination of it.
For anyone who's interested in being oriented, the picture above is pretty useful. On the left of the Brisbane River is the City Proper, with the financial district, city hall, and all the other big business. On the right side is Kangaroo Point, which is full of apartments buildings to house all the people that live in the city (the second building from the right is my building).
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