Adventures around Brisbane

G'day! I've been working on more pictures and have posted the ones from this weekend and last. Last weekend I went to the city center and walked through the City Botanical Gardens(more of a park than botanical gardens), Queensland University of Technology Art Gallery, Queensland Parliament House, and the Queen Street Mall. This past Friday I went to City Hall and up the clock tower, walked around the museum on the main floor, then went to South Bank(across the river) and spent the afternoon at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, and then walked along South Bank. Saturday I went to Mount Coot-Tha(about a 25 minute bus ride) and took a tour of the Botanical Gardens which despite the drought were beautiful. I then went to the Planetarium and saw the show Infinity Express and then they showed the star and planets you can see this time of year. Very interesting. I then went to the lookout at the top of the mountain(if you can call about 800ft a mountain) and unfortunately it was a bit cloudy and hazy so you couldn't really see to the coast as you normally can. I'll probably make another trip back there because it only costs me a $2 round trip bus ticket and hopefully get some better pictures. This coming weekend I have my first field trip so hopefully some underwater pictures will be in the next email. It's a 3 day trip to the Moreton Bay Research Station(http://www.cms.uq.edu.au/mbrs/) on North Stradbroke Island. According to my course profile(syllabus) "This modern research station can accommodate up to 100 people. The three-day program looks at the major marine environments such as rocky headlands, ocean beaches, and sheltered sandy and rocky shores. You may also take part in a small-group research project that will be written up individually for assessment."

Same album as first set. Page 2 has new pictures of the city center and Australian Money
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City Botanical Gardens, City Hall, and Parliament House
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Mt Coot-Tha Botanical Gardens and Lookout
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Enjoy!