Brisbane, a city where I deeply fall in love with. I love Her for the hospitality, cleanliness, peacefulness and heart-warming food.
Today, we had a full day Brisbane tour, and thanks to WX for being our personal tour guide. Early in the morning, we drove our little Getz to WX's house which was located at MacGregor, Sunnybank. HY planned to drive to the city, but it was not a wise choice as it would be quite inconvenient. Therefore, we drove to Griffith University, parked our car there, and used public transport for our trip. The bus ticket was only AUD6.8 for a full day unlimited ride, which was a good bargain.
Bus Station of Griffith University
Firstly, we went to the ever famous Queenstreet. Before we started our journey, we headed to a foodcourt at Queenstreet Mall to fill up our stomach.
Custard Tart + Latte
Then, we had a good stroll around that area, spent some quality time to shop around, and visited a few tourist spots such as the Science Museum, Brisbane City Hall and Conrad Treasury Casino.
Conrad Treasury Casino
Nice view of Brisbane City
Museum Sciencentre
An Exhibition, actually it was not allowed to take pic. But, since I've taken, so....
After this, we moved forward to the beautiful Southbank. It was actually quite a tiring one as we are required to walk a lot. And HY was eventually using his handphone to keep track of how many steps we had walked.... Oh man...
Southbank... A breathtaking scene
Wheel of Brisbane, AUD15 per pax, and we went onboard
Inside the Wheel of Brisbane, a very cosy cubicle with aircon and nice sofa
We had a simple tea break at one of the stall along Southbank. Next, we went to the Botanic Garden. Actually we planned to take the CityCat, a nice cruise to our destination. But too bad, it was not operating due to the cleaning process of the river. So, we used bus instead. I was expecting to see many flowers there, but ended up seeing all the trees and grass.
Botanic Garden - Fresh Air & it's super green
WX suggested bringing us to University of Queensland. A good idea, as I wish to experience the life as a uni student again. Four of us walked inside, pretending that we were students. And hey, we looked like one, too young for this! :p After this, we took the bus and returned to Griffith University. This was a direct route. But we were squeezing with many students inside. Luckily, we got a seat, and I enjoyed the ride.
University of Queensland
Our dinner tonight was really a good one, a Vietnamese Restaurant at Sunnybank. I ordered one medium size ho fan with pork & prawns. HY and WX each had one big size ho fan with beef. We also had the deep fried spring rolls as side dishes. After the stomach trenching dinner, we bought some fruits at a supermarket nearby.
Vietnamese Meal
We went back to WX's house, as our Getz was not powerful enough to carry 4 of us and climb up onto Mt Coottha. Therefore, WX used his Camry instead. I could hardly utter a word when I saw the nightview of Brisbane at Mt Coottha. It was simply too stunning!! We had some hot drinks at the cafe there, enjoying the night breeze, cold weather, lovely view & had a good chat. This situation comes to a perfect matching with HY's warm hug!
After getting down from Mt Coottha, we went to the last spot of the day, the Kangaroo Point. This is another famous outlook along the river, where u can have a good hold of Brisbane city. And guess what, 4 of us ended up testing on our camera to take the night view. As a result, mine was the most suck up of all, as those pics taken were totally unacceptable. WX and HY's cameras were not as bad as mine. Anyway, dont expect a perfect pic as we were not professional photographer with super camera.
HY's product of Kangaroo Point view
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