Saturday, August 04, 2012

Around Brisbane

So, I've been here for almost 8 months now, and so far I've

1) moved to a studio apartment
2) started a PhD
3) joined random student clubs (dance!)
4) attended seminars, lab retreats, workshops, and conferences (won $200 for best talk!)
5) seen kangaroos, wallabies, flying foxes, possums, gliders, koalas, and various birds -- in the wild!
6) been to the beach and the forest
7) driven on the WRONG side of the road
8) watched Australian football
9) moved again, this time to a 2 bedroom treehouse ;)
10) co-hosted an awesome housewarming party
11) turned 31 :P

and generally just roamed around the streets of Brisbane (and surrounding suburbs). Here are some pics taken around the city, using my (old, not-smart) camera phone.

The University of Queensland, St Lucia

Around the City
ANZAC Square

City Hall, at King George Square




St Stephen's Cathedral

Fortitude Valley
Brunswick Street Mall Market
McWhirters Building
Chinatown Mall

South Bank
view of the City from South Bank Parklands
the Wheel of Brisbane
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Another view across Brisbane River
Nepalese Peace Pagoda

Brisbane Winter Festival
They had an outdoor skating rink...at 20°C!

The Gabba
Brisbane Lions vs West Coast Eagles at Woolloongabba Stadium
the halftime show -- cute little kids playing footy

West End Markets (Davies Park)
 


Eumundi Markets  (2 hours north of Brisbane)


Bastille Day French Festival


Regional Delights Festival

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