Just got in to Brisbane after 21 hours in the air from Boston. Restaurant signs advertise getting out of the cold, but kids walk around in shorts. First impressions of the city: hillier than it looks from views on Google Earth, with a beautiful river snaking through the middle. Houseboats and sailboats line the edge. Palm trees and Victorian patterned brick. Lots of bungalows that look like the small homes in the West Indies.
I'm down on the Queen Street pedestrian mall which has some sunshades and an open air market selling kiwis, olives, and other fruit from a temperate zone out in stalls on the street along with gigantic mushrooms. Hope to explore the botanical garden this afternoon down by the river.
Here are some pictures from the ride in to the city.
No comments:
Post a Comment