Chris and I have had a very busy weekend, including an event filled Sunday. We've signed up at a gym just down the street, so we got up around 8 to get in a workout before we got on with our day. I guess with all the cooking we've been doing, we need to try to stay in shape so we don't roll back into Canada. After our workout, we headed into Chinatown in Fortitude Valley for Yum Cha (Dim Sum) at a lovely Chinese restaurant called King of King's. We arrived around noon and there was a line-up down the stairs, but luckily we only waited for about 10 minutes before we were seated in the massive dining room. By the time we sat down, we were both really hungry! We had lovely bbq pork dumplings, seafood dumplings, spring rolls, prawn dumplings, plus plenty of green tea. By the time we were done, we were both ready for a nap, but we headed to the outdoor market to have a peek around.
After the market, we took the train back home to relax a little bit before we headed to the Brisbane Festival. Tonight was Symphony at Sunset, a free outdoor concert at Eagle Farm Racecourse. Luckily for us, the racecourse is just a quick walk (or super quick bus ride) from our apartment. The event encouraged people to pack a picnic dinner (minus alcohol), so Chris and I brought some rosemary baguette that Chris made last night, some brie, apples, and a couple Tim Tams (chocolate biscuits) for desert. It was a beautiful night for an outdoor concert, and we had a great spot on the grass. We spread out our beach towel and sat down to eat our delicious bread and cheese and enjoy some lovely music from the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra.
The concert was just under 2 hours and really enjoyable! After that, we decided to walk home to get in a bit more exercise and because the bus was going to be a 20 minute wait. Now we are home and Chris is making us a light dinner. We'll probably spend the rest of the evening relaxing and getting ready for the new week.
I hope you had as good of a weekend as we did!
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