Beautiful Brisbane

We arrived in Brisbane mid-afternoon on Friday and the city of 2.5 million people was buzzing with 'start of the weekend' energy. We boarded the CityCat (public transport ferry) and cruised down the Brisbane river for about 1 hr. to "Eat Street Northshore", which is a night market made of sea containers converted into street food vendors, for dinner There was live music and a carnival atmosphere. Lots of fun. We cruised back to the city center and it was such a lovely way to see this beautiful city from the river. Saturday we explored the Southbank where the action is in Brisbane. We walked along the artificial lagoon where there's even a beach and had a picnic. We visited the city botanic gardens before heading to the Howard Smith Wharf for dinner; it was sooooo busy there Saturday night! Early rise on Sunday to catch the train to the Gold Coast. We walked the beautiful beach from Surfers Paradise to Broadbeach and stopped along the way to watch surfing lessons for young children (no early hockey practices for Australian parents - they hangout at the beach while their kids have their lessons!!!!). It was a very very hot and humid day. Monday we visited a number of beautiful city parks around Brisbane and on Tuesday visited the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland museum before heading to the airport for our 10th, and last, domestic flight in Australia.Baca lagi