What a lovely city to complete our road trip! Three enjoyable days, with tour guide Jac, taking in the sights and sounds of beautiful Brisbane!
We enjoyed the Redlands Bay area and a morning on Moreton Bay in Vanquish with Jac and Glenn. Thank You!
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| Lunching while moored at Peel Island |
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| Time to relax! |
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Watching the flotilla of Jet Ski's scoot up the lovely Brisbane River.
The Brisbane River, the longest river in south-east Queensland, meanders through Brisbane before emptying into Morton Bay
Brisbane River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
THE BOGGO ROAD MARKETS |
Held in the surrounding grounds of the of the old Boggo Road Gaol.
The area now houses an urban development and the heritage listed gaol has been preserved and adds character to this modern city area.
The gaol has an interesting history........
Great food stalls with interesting dishes to try.........................
The rain caught up with us at Mt Coot-tha but we still got a great view of Brisbane City and surrounds.....
Lunch at Sirromet Winery, Mt Cotton, Brisbane........very nice!
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| The Cellar Door |
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| Great music to set the mood at lunch |
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| The Tuscan Terrace |
BRISBANE CITY TOUR
We had a great day in the CBD. Caught the City Cat from New Farm into Southbank and then walked into the city centre via Southbank, the Botanical Gardens and the Queen Street Mall. Thanks Jac for the great tour and day! Most enjoyable!
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| Catching breakfast before we launch into the day in the city! |
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| Our destination today - the city centre! (The CBD) |
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| The City Cat Wharf at New Farm - the River is a great way to travel into the city and see it from a different perspective |
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| A great service along the Brisbane River! |
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| Brisbane CBD |
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| The Eagle Street Wharf - alight the City cat here and you are in the centre of the city - very handy! |
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| Restaurants along the River at Eagle Street |
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| View of the CBD from the Southbank side of the river |
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| The Victoria Bridge |
The parklands consist of a mixture of rainforest, water, grassed areas and plazas as well as features such as the riverfront promenade, the Streets Beach, the Grand Arbour, the Courier Mail Piazza, the Nepal Peace Pagoda, the Wheel of Brisbane, restaurants, shops and fountains.
Stroll this lovely area.....................what a bonus in the middle of a city!
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| Beautiful walkways and gardens to enjoy! |
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| The historical buildings have been retained and add character the Parklands |
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| The sculptured acrobat from the Expo'88 still entertains us high above the street |
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| Great children's playground set amongst the old Banyan Trees (Morton Bay Figs) |
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| Walking across the river on the pedestrian Goodwill Bridge |
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| Beautifully preserved heritage buildings in the historic precinct of Brisbane |
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| What's down that alleyway? - The funky "bean cafe" in Brisbane's CBD |
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| The old and the new of Brisbane city |
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| Very clever! |
Lots of interesting public art in Brisbane
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| King George Statue |
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| Inside the heritage City Hall - definitely worth a visit! |
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| The dome is home to an amazing light show! |
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| Great to hear the organ in action! |
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Albert Street Uniting Church overlooking King George Square.
An interesting juxtaposition of Victorian Gothic Architecture with the modern buildings |
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| An intricate metal mural adds interest in the Queen Street Mall |
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| Historic Central Station |
So our 2 month, three states, 8,000 k road trip adventure comes to an end. Thanks Tom and Betty for the great company, fun and adventures as we explored eastern Australia! A fantastic journey!
Leaving on a jet plane........hope you come back again!!! :).........
Bon Voyage!!!
