As
we were driving from Liz's meeting toward South Bank, we passed this home
which was obviously very old. The front doors were double French, opening
onto a small porch and the twin oval corners that would give you a view
almost any direction. The roof coverings I saw were either corrugated
tiling or corrugated sheet metal, painted either red, green or tan. Other
older rural, Queenslander type homes, were elevated above ground level
on pilings and come equipped with a tank to hold runoff rain water...for
drinking. A lot of the rural outback doesn't have potable water but must
rely on rain and river water. The tanks let the water clarify.
After Liz's meeting at
Kangaroo Point we were to meet Liz and Allan's daughter on the
South Bank for lunch. The Griffith University Conservatorium, on
the South Bank is well renown in the music world. South Bank was
an exhibition site for one of the International Expositions.
Those venues have been converted to side walk cafes, opal shops
and arts and crafts booths. The atmosphere is like the river walk
in San Antonio except this one has a beach, among the palms.
Doesn't the beach look
like fun? It's called Kodak Beach...wonder why?...The buildings
in the background, house the sidewalk cafes and opal shops.
This mural on a wall at South Bank makes a nice photo background. l-r
Liz, Jenny, Allan
Traversing the Brisbane River is so nice on the City Cats, the water taxi/ferry
ran by the City of Brisbane. A $6 Aus pass is available which permits
unlimited trips on both the bus and the City Cat. We took the City Cat
across and down the river and some of the following pictures were taken
during that ride.
Use the back arrow to view the Brisbane map again if necessary. The boat
on the left is at the letter C on the map. The casino and entrance to
the downtown mall, which is covered, is located at C also. The name of
this boat is the Capt. Cook...not the original...of course.
We traveled from X on the map to C on our way to Z. Sound confusing? On
the trip downstream, we passed several yachts moored at clubs or buoys
tethered in the River. Wouldn't it be great to live on one in this scenic
place, and take the dinghy to work in the morning?
Our destination is straight ahead. We leave the City Cat to explore downtown
and the City Botanic Gardens.
Do you see the reflection
of the blue sky and clouds in the mirrored windows of the high rises?
