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.