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23 Apr 2009 to 24 Apr 2009
Time flies and before I know it, it is the last two days in Brisbane. Did the usual routine of getting to the DASFAA conference on the conference bus. The last day always seems so empty. Delivered the talk in the morning, stayed for lunch before deciding to check out the St. Lucia campus of the University of Queensland.
Entrance to conference venue
Many nice green open fields for students to sit around
I was inside the compound of the Forgan Smith building
The Forgan Smith building
Heading towards an exit I passed by a nice park with a large fountain in a lake
Bus stop in front of the Eleanor Schonell Bridge designated only for pedestrian, cyclists or CNG buses
Close-up of the bridge
Walking along the river bank to the CityCat jetty
Boarding the CityCat to get back to the CBD
Buy your ticket from the men behind the counter, conductors will come around to check your ticket
The cockpit of the hi-speed ferry
Apartments along the river
Stopping at another jetty, it takes at least three people to operate a CityCat, one to manage the mooring, one for tickets, and the last for steering
Reaching the CBD, another CityCat headed in the opposite direction
Dis-embarking at the North Quay 1 jetty
Went back to Hotel George Williams for some rest, it is run by the YMCA
Later in the afternoon, went around the city again. A church along Ann St. opposite King George Square
Walked into the City Hall to view a small art exhibition
Made from items depicting aborigines
This has kind of a 3D effect to it
Manga Girl by Chris Booth, amazingly, my camera's face detection actually recognised it as a face. Whoever said that manga characters are distorted...
Video of a man (left) asking some serious survey questions and the clown (right) answering them, sometimes in a childish manner. Both are the same person -- the artist David m Thomas
Wandering further around the City Hall but there's nothing more to see
Headed down Albert Street to the City Botanical Gardens
A good deal of various vegetation here
Whoa, some serious plant vandalism must have occurred here
They even have bamboo
The Old Government House
Stumbled into the Queensland University of Technology that is next to the gardens
A cafe in the garden that is closed
Arrived at the riverbank
A wooden platform allows one to walk about the mangrove swamp at the river bank
Feeling exhausted I left the park and went to Mick Omalleys Irish Pub at Wintergarden on Queen St. for dinner
Aaaah, no it's not coke, it's Guiness
Many beers on tap at the bar, this pub is big
Dinner is a 200g steak with pepper sauce not as good as the other Corkman Irish pub in Melbourne
Aaaah, this time it's Kilkenny
Same Church along Ann St. at night
The next morning, waiting opposite the hotel for my coach to the airport
Off I go
Departure Hall
Gazing at the plane and...
Saw this thick black smoke rising up from some factory chimney, so much for breathing in the fresh air
Beef pasta and lots of 10 inch screen movies
I forgot what this is, I think it is some chicken pie
Thus ends my rather uneventful trip to Brisbane. There is nothing much to see or do in the city itself. I guess it would have been more enjoyable if I had the time to head out to the Gold Coast or the Sunshine Beach.
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