Brisbane its vibe and home!

We spent the final days of our trip staying with relatives in the suburbs of Brisbane and getting the motorhome ready to take back, which all went well.  When we took the motorhome back to Apollo they even gave us a $150 refund due to the issues of doors coming off inside.

We had booked accommodation at the Hotel Jen, very near Roma Station right in the city and very near Southbank. I certainly would recommend this hotel.

The 12th floor view as the sun goes down!

The 12th floor view as the sun comes up!

Brissie is flat out building more and more skyscrapers. I have a history of visiting Brisbane as I went to the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and also a few other times house sitting in Queensland.  Brisbane is IMHO full of Art and Culture - they do things really well, and know how to enjoy themselves.

This walkway on the Southbank has really grown since we last saw it. 

And the huge ferris wheel was still being built on our last visit.

 The life guard was on duty as people were in swimming.



Italiano touristas posing for a stylish photo.

This building is still under construction, love the sense of design and style.

We also took in some of the Museum and Art Gallery on the Southbank.  Both were superb.

Sliding drawers to view Queensland’s wonderful butterflies and creepy crawlies.

This was the only snake we saw in Queensland...lucky us!

Huge display of huge skulls.....this is called skullduggery!

A huge moving sculpture where these shiny balls were drifting around on water currents, ever changing!

Artists expressing Aboriginal history and attitudes as they see it today.

Quite heavy stuff from a NZ perspective, so maybe better not to comment!



Skyscrapers crowd out parts of downtown Brisbane.

We caught the airport train very early in the morning and were heading over the Tasman at 30,000 ft by 9a.m.

The flight time of 3hours10 minutes went very quickly and we were back in clean green and cold NZ by 2pm.

Christine took the “To declare” line at customs as she was bringing Kangaroo Paw flower seeds...which only created a slight “paws” in her entering into NZ.

The local AirNZ flight to Nelson went via Mt Taranaki and came past Farewell Spit right on sunset.

So 45 days in Queensland came to an end...mission accomplished...we have started a new adventure!

Thanks for following our blog.... I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do taking the photos and writing the blogs!

Cheers from Richmond... its good to be be home!

Stay safe and free in mind and spirit.

Jimu & Christine.