Friday, June 15, 2007

Brisbane

From my first impression, Brisbane is just like an American city with additional features. The train system is very similar to the BART in San Francisco bay area. I live on a small street right by the Indooroopilly shopping center. It looks just like any shopping mall in the States, with the food court, Tagert, Payless Shoe etc. Surprisingly, KMart is doing a great business here. The train station is about 150m from the shopping center. Roads are a bit hilly. People walk on the left side and the pedestrian lights have the accordingly clicking sound for the vision impaired, very much like what I saw in Hong Kong. You can find American brands here, like GAP, as well as big Asian names, like ESPRIT. The weather in Brisbane now is absolutely lovely -- similar to the early spring in Houston. Clear sky with high in the 70's and low in the 50's.

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