BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

Today was a great day!  Brisbane is a very nice city, with a laid-back attitude.  We were so impressed that we both said we could be happy living here.  Several other passengers said the same thing.

We began our day promptly at 8:00 am; we were the first people off the ship.  We walked 10 minutes along a river boardwalk to a fast ferry.  This took us to the CBD (Central Business District).  We had to walk another 300m, but this time there was a tropical forest to walk through to reach the tour boat.  We were amazed as this was the center of the city.

Now we had a pleasant 75 minute ride on the river, past interesting skylines, nice bridges, and some very expensive homes.  There were numerous photo ops!

We arrived at the Koala Park and had 2.5 h to walk around and enjoy many of the native animals and birds.  Irene cuddled a Koala.  We petted kangaroos, wallabies, a dingo and emus.  The time went by too quickly but we got to enjoy all the same scenery again in reverse.  This was truly a wonderful day!

g'day!