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April 13th, 2011, 12:12 PM
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Brisbane by Mornnb
I visited Brisbane earlier this year shortly after the floods, assured by a Brisbanite friend that the city was well cleaned up and fully operational.
I had a blast, I found it a stunningly beautiful city, one deserving to be in the same league as Sydney and Melbourne. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  The hostel I stayed at: image hosted on flickr  Brisbane Square, I was literately dropping my jaw at this stunning example of post modernism. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  And Treasury Casino opposite, from a different era, is just as amazing. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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April 13th, 2011, 12:21 PM
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Reminded me of home! Looks a lot like Sydney's State Saving Bank.
image hosted on flickr  So much green and gold in Brisbane, perhaps it's a sports thing? image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Botancial Gardens: image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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April 13th, 2011, 12:30 PM
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April 13th, 2011, 12:38 PM
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So many great old buildings:
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April 13th, 2011, 12:43 PM
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10 out 10 top pics
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April 13th, 2011, 12:44 PM
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April 13th, 2011, 01:08 PM
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Now, around the river:
image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Nothing compared to the coathanger, but a nice bridge none the less: image hosted on flickr  View from the Story Bridge. image hosted on flickr  View from Kangaroo Point. I kinda wanted to take a few of these buildings back with me and put them in Circular Quay.  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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April 13th, 2011, 01:20 PM
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April 13th, 2011, 02:33 PM
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The river has really settled since then. Post-floods it was like a mudslide. It was actually blue today
 I must say this is a top collection of pics. Really, really well done. Thanks. |
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April 14th, 2011, 12:35 AM
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really nice collection Mornnb
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April 14th, 2011, 03:03 AM
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I agree. A good set overall.
To me, there is a sense of normality in those pictures, which is very pleasing. As for the Palace Hostel, I've read reviews of it and it's a case of "you get what you paid for" and if you want to sleep at night - forget it.
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April 14th, 2011, 04:47 AM
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Great photos there. I love the ones from Kangaroo Point in the morning. I think in the early morning light its pretty easy to get a good shot of all that reflective glass. On a clear morning the light is nearly always perfect.
I love the contrast shots too - the old and new.
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April 14th, 2011, 05:10 AM
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Great pics! Brisbane looks very enticing there.
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April 14th, 2011, 07:22 AM
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You got some great photos there Mornnb, including some of the lesser photographed ones like the Smellie & Co building. Did you find time to catch a bus up to Fortitude Valley and Teneriffe? There's some great photos to take up that way.
Also, what was it like staying at the Palace Hostel? As iconic as it is, like Fabian I haven't heard the best things about it. |
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April 14th, 2011, 07:58 AM
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And the air conditioner is annoyingly loud, worse than the summer heat. Yet I managed to sleep through it. Hey, for $40 a night in the heart of Brisbane's CBD I ain't complaining, it's definitely a case of you get what you pay for. But the location makes up for it, could just pop down to Queens Street Mall whenever I needed anything. It's really for college students like me. :p Quote:
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April 14th, 2011, 11:29 AM
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April 14th, 2011, 11:34 AM
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worlds busiest Chinatown!
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April 14th, 2011, 11:37 AM
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And some other odds and ends:
image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ This was on Australia Day: image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ Not something you'd see in Sydney: image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ I dont' think this has been a factory for quite some time: image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ Interesting style, modernistic terrace? image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ More of Brisbane Square: image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/8769193...7625906954422/ |
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April 14th, 2011, 12:19 PM
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Somebody had put bubbles in the fountain at Queens Street Mall!
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