Travelogue around Asia Pacific Part II

Brisbane - We continued our Sunday heritage walk from St Stephen's Cathedral to Brisbane City Botanic Gardens located at the Albert / Edward Street.  It was spacious with many families out jogging and playing at nearby sand pits or greens.   There are lots of fauna and birds to look at. entrance to the Botanic Gardens lots of greenery From there we passed by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) campus and walked towards Goodwill Bridge.  This bridge is meant only for pedestrians and cyclists only. me and my sons upward stretch of the bridge This bridge stretches from Brisbane city to Southbank and we have been walking for hours.  The view of the sunset on the Brisbane river is scenic and beautiful. Brisbane river At the Southbank side of the river, there is another University campus - GriffithUniversity .  This is a public and new University conferred only in 1971 and named after the premier of Queensland. Griffith Univer...

Brisbane - Bisbane has many beautiful heritage churches within her city. St John's Cathedral This beautiful cathedral is situated along Ann Street next to Cathedral square.   St John's Cathedral is the Anglican Cathedral of Brisbane. inside St John's Cathedral Another heritage church is St Stephen's Cathedral along Edward Street.   This is a Roman Catholic Cathedral. buildings within the St Stephen's compound

Brisbane - We walked pass The Shrine of Remembrance along the Ann Street and the ever burning fire.  This is the shrine for Australia's fallen soldiers who died in the World Wars. Shrine of Remembrance Plaque for God, King & Empire Nurse and the Soldier Vietnam War

Brisbane - We walked across the Victoria bridge to Southbank, South Brisbane.   Victoria bridge was built on the site of Brisbane's oldest bridge.   Here at the Southbank, there are lots of arts and drama buildings like Gallery of Modern Art, Museum & Science Centre, Convention Centre, Griffin University and the Performing Arts Centre. Performing Arts Centre Pax lifting his heavy suitcase reading the art pieces The Wheel of Brisbane The Wheel of Brisbane is located near the interesting art piece which was out of place in this Southbank. Nepalese building for Expo 2008 This Nepalese structure was the only building kept by the Brisbane City Council after the Expo 2008. A further walk down, we came across one of the recycling plant servicing the Southbank population. The treatment process Walking further down, we came across an Ancient plants garden. Ancient plant garden Cycad An interesting Cycad, a cone-bearing plant that exi...

Brisbane - The whole city is filled with arts and design.  "The city without Art is a city without Heart".   This makes up the creative and artistic of the people of Brisbane with a vibrant art scene. lane with design designs on the road Robotic design of Kangaroo Public library of Brisbane The artistic design depicts books on the shelves for this public library of Brisbane.

Brisbane -  We walked a short distance from Brisbane City Hall to Brisbane Arcade .  This Arcade has lots of history.   The oldest mall in Brisbane - celebrated their 90th Anniversary. Brisbane Arcade Intricate design of this arcade

Brisbane - We walk to Brisbane City Hall to meet our Brisbane City Greeter, Teryn.  We were introduce to the Grand dame 'Brisbane City Hall' which in years gone by was the tallest building in Brisbane.  Brisbane City Hall is the civic seat of the city and is the home of the Lord Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Brisbane City Hall  We walk through the Museum of Brisbane which was within the Brisbane City Hall and they had interesting exhibits of Brisbane.   Photo negatives taken by amateur photographer Alfred Elliot was discovered buried and the City of Brisbane made a photo exhibits of bygone Brisbane. Foundation stone of Brisbane City Hall Museum of Brisbane I participated at the 10:30am Brisbane City Hall tour and was brought up to the tower via the oldest cage lift in Brisbane.  Old and still working... Inside the cage lift Telstra tower seen from the tower