Uncle Roger visits Brisbane
31 March 10
We’re delighted to have a house guest with us this week.
David's Uncle Roger arrived last night. This is his first trip to Brisbane, so we decided to show him some of the sights while he was here.
Our first stop was South Bank Parklands.
It was fascinating to catch glimpses of the heavy machinery at work alongside the parklands.
It's not quite the Eye, but the "Wheel of Brisbane" proudly stands 60 metres high on the south bank of the Brisbane River.
We arrived at the Wheel of Brisbane just as it was opening for business, so we were the first customers of the day.
At the top of the wheel, we could see most of Brisbane's skyline to the north.
On a cloudy day like today, the Brisbane River shows its true colours (all shades of brown).
We were also extremely interested to see all the construction taking place in South Brisbane.
We took a stroll along the river and across the bridge into Brisbane CBD.
We took a little break in the air-conditioned Myer Centre for some morning tea.
After our trek back across the Brisbane River, we were famished! We chose to have lunch at a Malaysian restaurant on Stanley Street.
The girls waited very patiently for their meals to be served.
After lunch, it was time for a swim. We headed over to South Bank Parklands again, where a revamp of the pool is finished.
While we were swimming, Dell lay by the side of the pool, drawing comment from Asian tourists.
The girls were delighted to be in the water again. They are swimming so confidently and soon engaged Roger in their games.
Brioni (especially) is a water baby. She was jumping into the water without fear or hesitation.
And the main attraction for Aisha was the sand.
You think I'm kidding? This photo was not staged. Aisha was eating sand every chance she could get!
Brioni loved to jump off this deck. It won't be long before she starts trying back flips!
Later in the afternoon, we strolled along the Kangaroo Point cliffs.
There were several climbers working their way up the cliffs, so we stopped to watch one man make his ascent.
By this afternoon, the girls were *so* comfortable with Roger and talked to him freely (even Aisha).
Me and my baby, we go everywhere together.
It probably took about half an hour for the climber to work his way up to the top and then abseil down again, and although there wasn't much action (i.e. he didn't slip), it was still interesting enough to keep us all entertained.
The top of Kangaroo Point cliffs is due for some new public artwork. Earlier this year, Queenslanders were polled on whether they preferred one of two very mediocre choices, and the Premier has confirmed the outcome.
The girls took turns getting a drink of water.
After seeing how Brioni did it, Calista wanted a drink too.
Aisha is a good big sister, helping out without much complaint. (In the background you can see Roger and I talking to the climber, who was showing us his equipment.)
These large figures are placed along the base of Kangaroo Point cliffs and are visible from the roads across the river.
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1 · Roger · 14 June 2010, 07:25
I found the website at last; sorry Lauren – I forgot! – I’ll do better from now on. Glad to Skype with you; – try again about 5:00pm next Sunday Roger