locals as Brizzie, is the state capital of Queensland.Brisbane is now the third most important port in Australia for value of goods. The major exports are sugar, coal, grain and container freight.
On Sundays, there are a couple of markets that are set up for the day in the middle of the city and are just great if you can find parking. On a week day, the parking on the street is meetered, but cannot be used on Sundays. Underground parking during the week goes for a premium of $48.00 per day, however we did manage to find an underground parking that accepted "casual" parking for $8.00 per day but you needed to get your car out by 16:00 promptly or be locked in!
Nothing casual about that!
One of the markets that we went to had a ferris wheel permanently set up on location that is used year around and gives riders a great view of the city. As well, this market in the middle of this city has a wading pool (huge!) for the kiddies that is supervised by lifeguards (love those lifeguards!) and a sandy beach! This way mum and dad can go off shopping at the market while the kids enjoy themselves in the water!
After visiting the markets, we toured the shipping district of downtown Brisbane and took time to be entertained by the many Buskers out and about! So much talent lurking on the streets of Brizzie!
The day was crowned with a lovely dinner of steaks and VB (Victoria Bitters) beer!
Needless to say that after all the walking and fresh air, we were exhausted once we returned back to Broadbeach (Brisbane is about 1.5 hours drive from Broadbeach). Regent makes this treck three days a week!
Beautifull flower gardens in the middle of the city!
Market view! So much local talent !
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