City Walk Random Pictures

Today we did the city walk
A self guided tour taken in three city parks and points of interest.
Plan to spend at least 2 to 3 hours using a city walk map gained from the information office.
To discover Brisbane's green heart.

We started at 10.30 and finished at 15.30 we were walking slowly plus a jug of beer came in handy around 14.00.

Here are a sample of photo's we took.

 On the way to the Roma Gardens

You can walk the gardens your self or take the Trackless train will take you round the park we didn't see it today. Every corner you turn you see something different, we found waterfalls and fountains that can delight and inspire you.

There are works of art and gardens
filled with lots of colourful plants.

We found the amphitheatre that has grass steps to sit on. Amongst this
is a area where they have designed around the remains of trees that fell
during the cyclone, also lots are being supported to help regain there
hold.


 Coming away from the park we walked along a street called
Wickham Terrace and at the end found a windmill that was built by convicts in 1828 and is the oldest building in Brisbane.  We then headed down a ladder (Jacobs Ladder) which is a short cut into Upper Edward Street.                                                



A natural spring provided the young colony (1856) with water and this gave the suburb the name it has today...Spring Hill.






We walked further and each part of this walk showed us lovely example of heritage architecture, that most people would never see unless they ventured out in to the other parts of the city, beyond the shopping malls!!!

The workers cottages, remains of air raid shelters used in WW2. We came across Anzac Square which is the home of a shrine which is used on remembrance, a place of reflection, with bottle trees and plams.

We came across a place called Post Office square which is a small public area in front of the GPO building, which is built on top of a mall...we went down steps and found (of all things) food court (serving all different things for lunch) but this was no ordinary place because through the centre you came up into the square, this place is popular with city workers during lunchtimes  another example of just what things you can find in this city!!!!

Our walk took us towards the Botanic Gardens passed the Mansions which were built 1889 and are still being used as residence and a restaurant, we noted the cats that look down on you as you pass!!! Passed The Queens land club 'private gentlemens club' still barred to women!!!!

We walked past the Botanic Gardens towards the Goodwill bridge which took us across the river into the South Bank. we have already visited this area, when the markets were here on Saturday, we found the same pub and brought ourselves a well deserved jug of beer. and sat down to rest our feet.

Children's play park south bank has some neat swings and roundabouts, with mirrors in odd places

Confucius say "those who walk long way, have sore feet and long sleep."

Long day a sample of photos out 156 enjoy a quick blog