AustraliaState of QueenslandBrisbane27°28’11” S 153°1’30” E 28 settembre 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I arrived on the flight from HNL late on a Friday night, and the next day went for brunch with some family members in Bulimba. We then took the ferry over to the city and had a walk around, includingLeggi altro
29 settembre 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
On Sunday, my hosts and I went to an evening performance of a musical comedy set in a certain school for wizards, but featuring the lesser students (as all those famous names are copyrighted!)
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I just happen to like taking pix of utility covers embedded in the sidewalk, wherever I go!
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Sneaked a photo of the stage while we were waiting for the auditorium to fill up and the show to begin.
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Our hovercat ferry arriving. The public transit in Brisbane is amazingly efficient, including the bus network, which has it's own highways in places.
30 settembre 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Monday was a nice quiet day with a trip to see a movie and then to meet up with my nephew and his wife for dinner at a lovely Italian restaurant.
I gave the phone a rest!
1 ottobre 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Tuesday, I took a train down to Nerang, which is near the border with NSW. My great nephew picked me up from the station and we went sightseeing to Currumbin, on the Gold Coast.
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In the parking lot of the surf lifesaving club, you could rent a surfboard. The lookout is atop Elephant Rock, which is right next to the club building,
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This little tyke's parents weren't taking any chances that he might get a bad sunburn!
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Food at surf lifesaving clubs is legendary for the amount, the low price, and its deliciousness. Strictly speaking, you need to be signed into the restaurant and bar by a club member, but "guest" status is available even if you don't know a club member.
2 ottobre 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had originally planned to go for a hike in a rainforest reserve on Mt Glorious, but it turned out to be closed for track maintenance. So we had a nice lunch in the local cafe. The road up to MtLeggi altro
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We were able to go to the lookout. That large body of water in the distance is the reservoir from which Brisbane's drinking water comes. A few years ago, during a prolonged heavy rainfall event, the dam was opened because of fears of it overflowing. It sent so much water down the Brisbane river that it caused a very bad flood.
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A few of the blokes at the cafe, where their motorcycle club had stopped for lunch. When we first drove by on our way up to the lookout, there were a lot more bikes and riders--including a whole posse of motorcycle cops enjoying an outing!
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The cafe sponsors a lot of motorcycle events and has this beautiful hog on display. Buddha is its security guard.
3 ottobre 2019, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
On my final day, we went to the "new" botanical gardens, which are on the slopes of Mt Coot-Tha. After walking around through the many acres of plantings arranged by geographic regions of the world,Leggi altro
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Native turkeys have tails that are perpendicular instead of horizontal. Also, their wattles pretend to be lei!
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Num! Num! Iced coffee as it should be--poured over ice cream and with freshly whipped cream on top. The friends I was staying with joined us for lunch, as well. That's Pete's fair dinkum Aussie Akubra hat behind the baseball cap my great-nephew gave me!
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From the cafe, we walked back to catch the Bulimba ferry into the city. On the way, we passed the local cricket ground, which is edged by pandanus trees. The aerial roots have been protected with PVC tubing, which the community has then decorated.
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Just one of the many pubs we walked by on our city stroll. They have large windows that open into the street.