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Here is a blog about my sister (Alex) and my trip to Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Day 1 (4th May):

I woke up at 8:30a, half forgetting why I had to get up and wanting to go back to bed. Once I remembered it was for my flight I leaped out of bed and showered. Once I’d gotten dressed and made sure I had everything in my bag it was time to leave.

We got to the airport earlier than I needed to be, so there was a bit of waiting around. After a while the plane finally took off and we were on our way to Brisbane.

We got to Brisbane airport around 1:10p. By the time we got our bags and ran to the train it had just left, so there was more waiting. Thankfully we didn’t have to wait too long and we were at central within a half hour.

When we got to central station our first stop was to get a slurpee and something to eat. After we got that we headed to our hotel. Unfortunately it is up hill, and at the end there is a giant set of stairs to climb. We made it halfway up the stairs before deciding to sit down and eat (since neither of us had eaten yet) and then continue on.

When we finally got to the hotel it was such a relief. First thing I did was kick off my pants and lay on the bed. After a while it got a bit boring tho, so we decided to go to Queen Street mall to look around. It got boring, and since by then we were both hungry again we headed back to the hotel.

Once we got back, I kept almost falling asleep, so I decided it was time to order tea. Alex and I went down and ordered. Once we ate, I lied down on the bed and read for a while. Then I fell asleep.

Day 2 (5th May)

I woke up at 9a after a fairly good sleep. I lazed around the motel room for a while before I decided to shower and head out to Queen street mall since Alex wanted to find shoes and a dress for the Katy Perry concert. After a few hours of walking around (and getting lost in the process) she finally found stuff she liked.

We grabbed lunch and headed back to the hotel, where I just lied around until I got ready for the concert and took a taxi to the Brisbane entertainment centre.

When we got to the entertainment centre it was incredibly packed. After pushing through hordes of fat girls we got to the door to go in. We sat for a while before the first band (Zowie) came on (which I don’t understand. I payed to come see Katy Perry, not some unknown bands who no one except hipsters care about. I wonder if they ever feel like they’re just piggybacking on someone else’s fame to get big). They were alright. Sort of a cross between Paramore and Paramore with a bit of electro thrown in.

The second act was a DJ skeet skeet, who I assume only came on as a way for them to set up the stage for Katy, since he took up so little of the stage and the rest was dark. He was shit and since he was just remixing song’s and there’s no real talent needed, it made me wonder why he was there. He also kept repeating “y’all still alive put there?” and “BRISBANE!” as a way to get the crowd “pumped’. This also made the slutty girl I’m front of me dance. I wanted to kick them.

When DJ shit shit finally got off stage, I was proven wrong. He wasn’t on stage just so they could set up since after he was on there was an intermission. It made me wonder why the ticket didn’t say

“7:30p Shitty bands and shitty DJ

“9p Katy Perry”

It would have saved me getting there early and pushing my way through fat people.

Katy Perry did eventually come on. The concert began with a mini movie, trying to set the concert up as a story which was pretty good. The use of media was pretty nice too. She had 5 monitors that would show a different angle of the story. When she did finally come on stage, every girl in the audience screamed, so I was sure I’d go deaf. She began singing. She started with Teenage Dreams and then went into other songs off her newest album. Throughout the mini movie would play, telling more of the story.

Later she sang songs from other people (Rhianna, Rebecca Black, Willow Smith) which was pretty good. I was kind of relieved when it was over tho. Something about a room with screaming girls makes me angry.

When we finally got home it was after midnight, the walk home had been A LOT colder than Townsville so I was tired and cold. Once I got to my bed I collapsed and slept.

Day 3 (6th May):

I woke up early so I could shower and get dressed before we had to check out of the hotel. I checked I had everything and we headed for the train station so we could go to the Gold Coast.

When we got on the train I kept falling almost falling asleep (since I had barely any sleep the night before). The trip took a little over an hour, then we had to take a bus. Eventually we got to Pacific Fair, we knew our hotel was close, but our iPhones weren’t telling us where. We were forced to take a taxi so we didn’t get lost.

When we got to the hotel we realized it was actually an apartment, which was much better for our week stay. After lounging around and going to 7/11 to get supplies for the week (chips and candy) we got ready for Dracula’s. Alex ruined my shirt while ironing it (long story) but it wasn’t “too” ruined so I was still able to wear it.

We found Dracula’s Fairly easily. We got our tickets and went in. Because we bought VIP tickets we got a complimentary glass of champagne. This was the first time I’d ever tasted champagne, and I did not like it. I ended up putting the glass on a random table before going on the ghost train.

Once we went on the ghost train and found our seats, we decided to get a picture with some of the cast. When we got back to our table our entree had arrived. It was a Japanese pancake thing that I didn’t like. Next came the main meal. I remember this being super delicious last time I went, but this time it seemed different (I guess they changed recipes). Finally dessert came. The thing I like most. It was a chocolate coffin with ice-cream and berries.

Once we’d eaten the show started. It was a good show. Plenty of laughs (most were old jokes I’d heard before) and the tech of the show did an astounding job (except the one time she fucked up).

When the show was over Alex and I went to the oxygen bar. You sat in a massage chair with an oxygen tube in your nose. It was alright. Then we went down to the gift shop. What I was probably most excited for. After spending $200 and getting halfway home I realized I already had one of the Gizmo (Gremlins) bobble head I’d just bought. We walked back and traded it for a Chucky (Childs Play) one instead.

Finally we got back to the hotel. I watched some TV then went to bed.

Day 4 (7th May):

After a good sleep in the darkest room ever, I woke up. I stayed in bed for a while before getting up and going into the lounge room. Since I forgot to buy stuff for breakfast I had tiny teddy’s and milk, like most days I’ve been here.

Eventually I showered. The shower head was one of the water saving ones, so the water came out incredibly fast. I had to wash my hair outside the shower and jump back and wash it out, otherwise the water would start stinging me. After a few minutes the hot water also ran out, so I was forced to finish showering with ice cold water (the one downside to my stay so far).

Since we were ready early, we decided to catch a bus and go to Surfers Paradise. When we got there we went straight to Ripley’s believe it or Not. It had been ages since I’d been (last time I was here (2007) it was being renovated). It was fun, not as good as I remembered it, but that could be since last time I would have been 10-12. Plus it was a new building.

After we left Ripley’s we went to Dracula’s, which was alright, but not as long as I remembered it. As we left I bought a mutant doll (I wish I’d bought two since they’re so cute).

Since they were the main things we wanted to do we just walked around. We found Timezone so spent a good chunk of time playing arcade games and winning crappy little prizes. After that we found the bus and went home.

Before we went home we stopped at Pacific Fair to get some groceries for the next few days, then we went home. For tea we decided to get Indian from the restaurant next door. They served kangaroo curry which is gross. Luckily the butter chicken I got was good. I ate that, lied on the couch for a while then went to bed.

Day 5 (8th May):

I got to sleep in which was nice. I eventually got out of bed and showered. Since Alex and I didn’t have anything to do we decided to head to Surfers Paradise again and go to Infinity. We caught the bus and walked around trying to find it.

After about an hour we gave up. We found a Wax Museum so decided to go there. I didn’t think it would be that good, but I was wrong. They had 2 tours. One you just walked through and looked at wax figures of celebrities, the other was a torture tour which was amazing. The also had one of the figures of Madame Tussaud made by her (there are only 3 in the world).

After that we walked around. We went back to Dracula’s haunted house to buy some more stuff, then caught the bus back to Pacific Fair. We walked around there for a while, but most shops were closing.

We bought some tea and went back to the apartment. Later I bought a slurpee, then went to bed.

Day 6 (9th May):

I had to get up early to get ready for Movieworld. I got ready in record time and we headed for the bus stop.

When we got to Movieworld many of the stores weren’t open yet, so Alex and I just walked around looking at stuff. We got bored so decided to go on the Wild Wild West water ride (one of the few rides I like). After that she went on the Scooby Doo coaster and the Superman roller coaster. I don’t like roller coasters so I just walked around buying heaps of Batman stuff.

Eventually we got bored and headed home. Later we walked to 7-11 to get slushees and then I went to bed (just like every night).

Day 7 (10th May):

Today we went to Seaworld since we had a VIP pass. I got up early, showered, and went to go catch the bus. We missed the bus just barely so were forced to wait for the next one.

We got there faster than our trip to Movieworld the day before, and it was a lot more fun than Movieworld. It was more animals and exhibits than rides which I like.

We saw polar bears, penguins, sharks, and other sea life. We also saw seals do tricks which was pretty fun. I also went on a skywalk, which was a 3 storey high walk on fake wood and rope bridges. Since it had been raining it was a bit slippery so thankfully I was connected to a harness.

The park started closing up so we decided to catch the bus home.

Instead of going all the way home we stopped in Surfers Paradise for dinner. We decided on all-you-can-eat pancakes. I didn’t even get through 3.

After we ate and got the bus home, I just sat around. They’d changed the couch in our room to one a bit comfort for laying on so I just lied on the couch until I went to bed.

Day 8 (11th May):

We were going to go to Dreamworld today, but instead decided to just do nothing and relax. This was good because I got to sleep in.

Later on we walked to Pacific Fair and got Krispy Kreme donuts and a slurpee. Then I just lied around all day, packed my bags for tomorrow, watched TV and generally did nothing. Then I went to bed.

Day 9 (12th May):

This was our last day here. I woke up early so I could get ready before check-out. Since we had a bunch of extra stuff my bag was twice as heavy, SP it was a hassle walking it to the bus station. We caught the bus to the train station and JUST missed the bus so we had to wait 30 minutes for the next one.

Eventually I made it to central to see Jacob. I also met a few people from Twitter. After eating McBites and learning how to open the doors of a train I went to the airport. Alex and I waited around for a few hours before our plane.

On the plane home I read my book so the flight seemed to go quick. Mum picked me up from the airport and I went home to bed.

The end.