Three nights in Brisvegas

When my sister invited us to visit Fiji with her family, we already had plans to visit Lady Elliot Island a couple of weeks later. (Actually, we'd originally planned to go to Lady Elliot LAST July, but a jury summons meant the trip was moved to this year.) Anyway, rather decadently, we decided to do both! So we spent three nights in Brisbane between leaving Fiji and catching the train to Bundaberg to fly to LEI. The highlight of the Brisbane trip was catching up over lunch with five former colleagues. It was lovely to see them all. Here are a few pics from the stopover ... I'm afraid they're all related to food!

We had a fabulous dinner at Punjabi Rasoi in Spring Hill.

He had the non-veg thali ...

... while she had the vegetarian thali:

They take their coffee seriously in Brisbane ...

Lunch with the former colleagues – some of whom are also current editing clients – was at Penny Coffee Co in Dutton Park. A really nice spot!

He had:

Charred corn and coriander fritters with avocado,

beetroot relish, zucchini herb salad, salsa verde labneh,

dukkah, two poached eggs and a side of bacon

while she had:

Woodland mushrooms with goat's curd on toasted sourdough,

pumpkin puree, romesco, crispy sage, hazelnut za'atar and a poached egg

Oh my goodness. So much deliciousness. Thanks, Brisbane!