(photos: Brush Turkey on our porch!, View from our Executive Room)26 Sept Wed
Sprinkled some of the birdseed I had purchased on our porch railing and the Crimson Rosellas flew in and perched on our hands. Then two very large Brush Turkeys flew up and attacked the bag of seed and we retreated inside!
Checked out, left wonderful O’Reilly’s, and drove down the mountain with much less traffic than last Sunday. We stopped in the cute town of Canungra for breakfast of chicken and mushroom pie, New York cheesecake and flat white coffees.
Wound through lovely vineyards, rolling horse country until we reached the outskirts of Brisbane and got onto the M1 freeway into town. Hilary travels every week for work and has a gazillion Marriott points so we pulled into their reception area and were warmly greeted, upgraded to free Executive rooms, and they returned our car to Hertz (we hope). We moved into rooms on the 25th floor with glorious views overlooking Brisbane River.
The river winds through the city forming a “W”, so everywhere you walk you hit water views and get thoroughly confused as to which direction you are facing. We walked along the Riverwalk area of fancy bistros and fountains and grabbed a bite before exploring the Botanic Gardens. A huge multi-stage rock concert was being set up for this weekend so we left without seeing as much as we’d like. Walked through the Central Business District, a mixture of small old Anglican churches, very tall mod skyscrapers, and a large pedestrian mall. Bob could sense shopping and retired to the Marriott, while Hil and I explored the amazing multi-storied, open-air shopping area.
We walked along the Riverwalk in the evening, watching the River Cats (city ferries) zigzagging along and had a terrific dinner at Il Centro. We were seated outdoors and watched the crowds wander by while eating Spanner Crab and Avocado salad (best crab I’ve ever had), grilled scallop risotto, and sand dab lasagna. Wonderful!
Sprinkled some of the birdseed I had purchased on our porch railing and the Crimson Rosellas flew in and perched on our hands. Then two very large Brush Turkeys flew up and attacked the bag of seed and we retreated inside!
Checked out, left wonderful O’Reilly’s, and drove down the mountain with much less traffic than last Sunday. We stopped in the cute town of Canungra for breakfast of chicken and mushroom pie, New York cheesecake and flat white coffees.
Wound through lovely vineyards, rolling horse country until we reached the outskirts of Brisbane and got onto the M1 freeway into town. Hilary travels every week for work and has a gazillion Marriott points so we pulled into their reception area and were warmly greeted, upgraded to free Executive rooms, and they returned our car to Hertz (we hope). We moved into rooms on the 25th floor with glorious views overlooking Brisbane River.
The river winds through the city forming a “W”, so everywhere you walk you hit water views and get thoroughly confused as to which direction you are facing. We walked along the Riverwalk area of fancy bistros and fountains and grabbed a bite before exploring the Botanic Gardens. A huge multi-stage rock concert was being set up for this weekend so we left without seeing as much as we’d like. Walked through the Central Business District, a mixture of small old Anglican churches, very tall mod skyscrapers, and a large pedestrian mall. Bob could sense shopping and retired to the Marriott, while Hil and I explored the amazing multi-storied, open-air shopping area.
We walked along the Riverwalk in the evening, watching the River Cats (city ferries) zigzagging along and had a terrific dinner at Il Centro. We were seated outdoors and watched the crowds wander by while eating Spanner Crab and Avocado salad (best crab I’ve ever had), grilled scallop risotto, and sand dab lasagna. Wonderful!
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