Hello, Australia! (Brisbane)

After a 14-hour flight from San Francisco, we arrived to an overcast Brisbane. But that didn’t dampen our excitement at having now stepped foot on all seven continents. We can now consider ourselves members of the Seven Continents Club!

We planned this as our recovery/“get on their clock” day so had no firm plans. Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia with a population of about 2.6 million. Our hotel is in the city centre so it’s easy to walk to a number of sites. In the morning, we walked around Queen Street Mall, a pedestrian promenade, and visited Anzac Square which was opened in 1930 to honour those who died in the First World War.

We were back to the hotel by noon and our room was ready so we were able to settle in and Brad was able to take a nap. We planned to have dinner at one of the numerous restaurants on the side of the Brisbane River. Our walk there took us through the City Botanic Gardens to the riverside. An after dinner stroll along with the riverside offered spectacular city skyline views.Read more