The sun is out…yay!!

[S] And 26 degrees with it. There was enough of a breeze to keep it comfortable which was nice.

Brisbane is well set up for tourists with a free bus and a free ferry to get around town. We started with the bus, not really having a clue where we were going. We came across Roma Street Parklands which had been recommended by a lady at the airport, so we jumped off the bus at what was (luckily!) the top end of the park meaning that our wanderings though the 16 hectares were all downhill. It was just beautiful – garden after garden with all sorts of tropical plants and water features. Even the grass was exquisitely green.

The area was previously railyards which were developed and opened as gardens in 2001 – amazing and well worth a visit. We did see heaps of big lizards – a bit creepy for me since I am a bit of a wimp with wildlife.

From there we ambled down to the riverfront. Brisbane is interesting in that a lot of the motorways are built over the water’s edge – I imagine that they were ‘retro fitted’ so it would have been less intrusive than going through town.

We found the City Hopper free ferry and went all the way to the end of the line and back.

It was very pleasant sitting on the top deck in the sun watching the world go by.

[A] I hopped off the Hopper and found an elephant.

And walked back to the hotel via a very impressive pedestrian/cycle bridge. Musta costa lotta!

[S] I am trying not to fill this blog with food stories, but we had a lovely lunch at the park so we were looking for a lightish dinner when we happened upon ‘Grill’d’ who advertised healthy burgers so we thought that this would be a good choice. Well it was, in that they were delicious, superb even, but following the legal requirement in Australia to disclose the number of kilojoules in fast food at 3,430 for the burger alone, I think this was a ‘yeah right!’ moment.