Brisbane

Cath, my colleague from school, picked me up from the airport and invited me to stay two nights with her family who live in Brisbane.  We went downtown and took a tour up the clock tower at the city hall.  We visited two different museums and squeezed in some shopping.  Beautiful city!

 We hiked up to a lookout over Brisbane

 Moreton Bay is located just off the coast of Brisbane.  Many ships were sunk there to create a reef for snorkelling.

This is the City Hall and clock tower that we went up

View from the clock tower 

  This is the view of the church from above. 

 The clock hands at the top of the tower.  

 Gold cricket busker!

 City Hall

 Cathedral of St Stephen 

 Mary MacKillop - Australia's only saint.  She founded the Sisters of St Joseph

 Public art made from kitchen strainers ... go figure!  

 Casino 

 Cool walking bridge over the Brisbane river system