2 Mar: Sydney (NSW) --> Brisbane (QLD).

After yesterday's fun-filled day, we had to gear up to organize for the next phase of the adventure - Queensland. We now have a full suitcase of souvenirs and other clothes that we don't expect to need, so we needed to move that to our next hotel in Sydney for the final week of the trip. I know, boring.

Baklava from Xanthi

Given our history in Greece, +Marc wanted to try some Greek restaurants on this trip. Australia actually has a pretty decent sized Greek population, so I wasn't anticipating this being a problem. I found one pretty close to our hotel to try for lunch called Xanthi, and it was pretty authentic. The meats were all freshly roasted on spits and the wine list was all-Greek with plenty of choices (skipped the wine though - we are sticking to Aussie only wines on this trip). The baklava preparation they did was pretty innovative and tasty.

Marc enjoying his 2nd and 3rd desserts of the day plus baklava at lunch!

After lunch, we got our things together and headed to the airport to catch our flight to Brisbane (aka Brissie). The plan is to be in Queensland (the only state we have yet to visit on this trip) for 3.5 weeks before heading back to Sydney. When we landed in Brisbane, it was very stormy and rainy. Not fun. We got the rental car, headed to our AirBnB, and got settled in.

Dinner was at Esquire, which ended up being excellent. Our server wasn't so great, but the sommelier saved the day and the food was top-notch. The desserts were distinctive to the point that Marc actually was more interested in my dessert (non-chocolate) than his (chocolate). Don't worry - mine didn't have fruit. Ha! Anyway, it was a good day and will hopefully set us up for a great stretch in the state of Queensland.

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