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Finally we were at Queens Plaza, the upmarket shopping centre.
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Have not had Hungry Jack's for 15 years. Its mushroom burger and french fries were my favourite.
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Street performers on Queen Street
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Queued up at Hungry Jack's for our lunch.
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Hungry Jack's Whopper burger. I missed it.
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Brisbane City Hall, inside here also has a casino but it was under renovation.
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Albert Street Church opposite Brisbane City Hall
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This is Australian White Ibis. First time I saw this kind of bird. I remember seagull and crow are very common in Perth. Not as big as White Ibis. Apparently they are not afraid of pedestrians. Thought its look very "unique" but when I witnessed it stole the hotdog on the table, I was so shocked. Have to be aware of this bird, not to get it near your table to snatch food away.
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Adult Entertainment.. Hmmm. Interesting.
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At Brisbane City Botanic Garden, we met this little lizard having sun tan.
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My mum on the grass, well.. she doesn't really enjoy it like we do.
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Names carved on the bamboo, mostly couples' name on it.
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Old Government House in QUT precinct
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The wheel of Brisbane at South Bank Parklands was under maintenance when we were there. Quite disappointed actually.
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View of South Bank Parklands from Victoria Bridge
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City cat high speed boat with Riverside Expressway in the background
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Victoria Bridge
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We spent sometime sitting here enjoying the good weather and the view.
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Instead of walking back to Central, we managed to catch a CityHopper at South Bank. Enjoyed the breeze and beautiful view on the river.
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Goodwill Bridge, a pedestrian and cyclist bridge connects South Bank Parklands to Gardens Point.
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We stopped at Eagle Street Pier.
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The CityHopper & Kookaburra Queen 1 at Eagle Street Pier
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The Story Bridge
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There are a number of restaurants here at Eagle Street Pier. After working hour, restaurants filled up with executives drinking beer here. Nice view with nice beer.. Life is good!
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We took the City Loop bus back to Queen Street. It is absolutely free. Just hop on and hop off. Last bus service ends at 6pm.
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Our dinner, pasta, lasagne, pies, salad, cherries, kiwis and coke.
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