Mary Poppins

Glen, Steve and I enjoyed one of our infrequent nights away in Brisvegas over the weekend, this time seeing Mary Poppins. We stayed at the Urban Hotel in Whickham Terrace, though Glen managed an upgrade in to a king suite on the 6th floor with sweeping views over the city while we had to make do with our queen room and view on to the building next door on the 2nd floor.

We each received a complimentary bottle of wine as well, so we made good use of those and then showered and strolled down to South Bank where we enjoyed our meal at Viet De Lites Vietnamese Restaurant (Tamarind soft shelled crab, chicken satay and duck with basil). Glen and I polished off another bottle of chardy before we lurched our way up the road to QPAC to see Mary Poppins. Excellent show, wonderful sets, costumes and performances. As if we hadn't had enough entertainment for the night, we strolled back up to the Sportsman's Hotel in Spring Hill, where we downed some more alcohol and enjoyed the drag shows. A healthy breakfast this morning and we were on our way home, arriving at Larnook at about 2pm. We had a nice deluge of rain, 25mm over the weekend. Just what the plants needed.