Although it was a long time ago (well it felt like a long time ago), I’m finally blogging about Brisbane!

I’ll let the photos do the talking – introducing Brisbane, the city of bridges!

I admit the last picture is a badly taken  one. We were on the ferry heading towards the city which was really nice. The sights were amazing!

Brisbane is a very very structured city. It is so structured, they have this:

Not that  other cities don’t have it, but I found it simply astounding simply because it was by the water. Yes, I am easily amazed. >.<

Now, what is an Australian city without street malls?

EVERYTHING is on this street mall; with there being an expensive side (Louis Vuitton, Gucci etc.) on one end, and the more affordable side on the other end. This beats having to walk all over the city when one wants to shop for both affordable and expensive things.

In Perth, the luxury goods store are in a completely different area than the street malls. In Sydney, shops are all over the place.

This is why Brisbane is so, so structured. I think the bad side to that is the exploring you don’t get to do. In my honest opinion, I find that looking for something while walking around and getting (mildly – if that’s even possible) lost is the best way to explore and see things. Note that this can be done only by foot. No buses, no tour buses.

Now, speaking of exploring, we headed to South Bank to get some ice cream later that night!

This is South Bank at night:

Didn’t I say we were going to get ice cream…?

Needless to say, it was good!

Brisbane CBD from South Bank. Honestly, any picture of a brightly lit city taken at night is always breathtaking in my opinion.

By the river, looking down. I was informed that there are approximately 500 bull sharks in the river. Swim at your own risk! Also, the river is the lifeline of Brisbane! Brisbane-ites celebrate this river here (in South Bank) every year during the Riverfire Festival.

Now, the man made beach…

…destroyed during the floods.

They are fixing it up though, so hopefully it’ll be restored back to its original condition the next time I plan a holiday to Brisbane!

Brisbane’s casino which had a very small floor.

Not a very well-taken picture and no picture-taking in the casino (I think – didn’t want to be hauled off and chucked out for taking pictures!). Like I said, it was small because there weren’t many gambling tables… Maybe because Gold Coast has a casino, and was a 45 minute drive away? It’s a major holiday destination as well…! Which was what we did the very next day!

Introducing my tour guide (SChan and I) on the train to Gold Coast the very next day:

This is what we see when we got off the train…

Where’s the beach!?

It was a 20 minute car ride away. >.<

We didn’t make it to the beach – however, here’s the best view I got of it.

And the next day, it was ANZAC Day – the day I head back to Sydney.

Guess what was in our way?

Green means go, but the horses were as slow as… Zzzzzzz…

That was Brisbane for me in a nutshell. I would say it’d be nice if it wasn’t a public holiday. I prefer being in Sydney in all honesty, but Brisbane will be a nice place for a relaxing holiday. And since I’m heading to Gold Coast at the end of the year, I can guarantee more pictures!

TTFN!