Day 4 Australia

I have very limited access to internet so will try to get 2 days worth posted. We packed up from our hotel on the coast and moved to our hotel in downtown Brisbane for the next two nights. After leaving the car at the hotel, we took off for the hop on / hop off City Sights tour. The bus goes to 19 different sights around the city taking about 2 hours. You can get off at any stop and get back on as desired. The ticket also allows access to the CityCats, which is Brisbane's public transportation on the river. Since the Brisbane river winds through the city, this is often the quickest way for people to commute to and from work. Brisbane is a city of ~2 million people and it's a school holiday so they are all out and about. I just thought the rainforest was creepy. I've never seen such apparel (or lack thereof). Anything goes and lingerie as outerwear seems to be the thing.

Downtown Brisbane. Annie didn't start until the week after we left.

These critters just love running in front of me.

Brisbane's version of the London Eye.

These birds are quite large and make the most awful screeching sound you've ever heard.

Baptist Church in Brisbane

Brisbane from the top of Mt. Coot-tha

The Brisbane River runs through the city.

We got off the bus at Chinatown to have lunch. Juniper this pic is for you!!!

View from the Story Bridge.

Story bridge.

We walked all the way across the bridge and back.

The CityCat (public transportation).

The line to get on the CityCat from these office buildings was like rush hour traffic.

The city from the CityCat at night.

The wheel at night.

Today was supposed to be an easy day so I wore my flip flops. Little did I know that we would walk over 10 miles. After being so careful to protect our feet (with all our bushwalks in the rainforest) for our upcoming New Zealand hike, I ended up with blisters on the tops and bottoms of both feet from walking in the city. This is not a good thing.