A Day In Brisbane

One of the good things about having visitors is that it forces you to do some things you had been putting off as "too much of a hassle". A day in Brisbane was just one of those things.

It is about 70 kilometres to Brisbane's outer suburbs from home. We then left the car and caught a train to Southbank. This is the former site of the Expo 88 which virtually put Brisbane on the world map. Southbank has been transformed into a people's park with facilities for eating, drinking, swimming and enjoying some beautiful gardens and it is situated right in the middle of the city on the Brisbane River.

Brisbane uses its river very well indeed. It serves as a beautiful backdrop to the city and provides transport opportunities to get people around and provide for tourist trips as well.

Transport can either be by ferry or by river cat. We caught the River Cat from Southbank and travelled downstream for about 20 minutes. The city is really growing into a modern metropolis with tall buildings and breathtaking view.


The old "Story Bridge" seen in this photo above is a part of Brisbane's history.

We caught a bus into China Town and enjoyed a Vietnamese meal which consisted of many of our favorites we enjoy when eating in Melbourne.

A quick trip to the converted Treasury Buildings which is now a Casino and we were soon on the train again heading to get the car and head back home.

After a light tea we were out again, this time to the Caloundra RSL for a night out and a band which doing all the hits from "Queen". A great day and night was had by all.