Thu, 14:51: Groupon really gave us the runaround with this River City Cruise: giving us a pickup address at the far end of the tour, 2½ miles from our hotel, even though the near end pickup was actually just one mile away. We got so lost, and a lady at a restaurant near the far end we walked to went truly above and beyond to help us, even calling them on her phone for us to get directions to the dock we needed (we’re not paying for international phone service). It finally worked out, we found where we needed to go, the River City Cruise was a blast, and we consumed a bunch of the included tea and cookies. https://t.co/PkRRnk5V3b
Wed, 13:02: Train day trip down to Gold Coast today! Somewhat counterintuitively, Australia’s 6th-largest city has its tallest building: Q1 (2005, 1,058 ft, 78 floors—although just like many other buildings it cheats with a “spire”; https://t.co/kzpH6ZdM1f
Wed, 19:56: Waiting to go up to our hotel room, a local woman pressed the “down” button. Shobhit asked, “What’s down?” The lady said: “Caw pack.” Shobhit: “What?” Lady: “The caw pack.” Shobhit: “The what??” Me: “The carrr parrrrk!”
