What do best friends do when you get a chance to catch up all over again after three months. Go shopping of course. And we did...
I do have quite specific shopping requirements each trip home, specific items I can't get in Japan. Today I was seeking out a specific piece of surf equipment which, ironically, I couldn't get on the Gold Coast yesterday.
So, shopping, eating, chatting, generally catching up. Excellent day and a few familiar sights.
Fish and chips, of course |
If you know Brisbane, you know this place... |
Capturing all that is Bris: tradition, modern, public art |
Another angle |
Fig / fence |
And the equipment? A bit old school, a hand fin for body surfing. Somehow I think that's going to be more useful than a board for my surfing exploits back in Tokyo.
[Camera : Lumix TZ-85, 12.52pm, 1.04pm, 1.34pm, 2.37pm; 12 March 2017]