Boarded the plane, which was very nice, with roomy seats and great service. Took off on time, all was well, until the 2 year old behind us decided to scream her way to Auckland. No offense to our friends with children, but we've decided there should be family only flights on overnighters. The child screamed intermittently for almost the whole 9 hours. The father tried to calm her and took her to the lavatory, but still didn't help the sleeping part of the journey. So, not only did we miss Saturday, we also missed a night's sleep as we arrived in Auckland on Easter Sunday.
Flight to Brisbane was blessfully silent. Only 3 1/2 hours - nice smooth ride with lots of entertainment. Must have had 50 movies to choose from. Arrived in Brisbane and to the hotel by noon - then took off to explore the CBD (Central Business District). Walkable town, downtown walking mall jammed with people. Shops and restaurants all open. We had drinks at one of the open air restaurants then dragged back to the hotel for a nap.
Headed back down to the mall for dinner since there were quite a few restaurants to choose from - being Easter Sunday we had had our concerns, but all were open and serving. It was funny though - all the menus of all the restaurants are formatted exactly the same, and most had the same menu items, just with a different theme. One was Seafood, one Asian, one Italian and one British. They were strategically placed every 100 or so yards apart in the middle of the Mall and we decided they were all owned by the same people and that there was a tunnel underground where they shared the food and cooking!!! After looking at all the menus, we chose Il Milano - for the chicken ceasar salad since we really weren't that hungry.
Headed back
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