Australia Day 1 - Brisbane

This spring, Bryan is studying abroad at the University of Notre Dame near Perth, on the west coast of Australia. Before his classes get started, he and I are spending a little over a week touring the east coast of Australia. We began our trip on Wednesday with a flight down to Los Angeles, where we boarded a Virgin Australia jet to Brisbane. 

Arriving in Brisbane Friday morning, we rented a car and headed to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in a nearby town. We saw kangaroos and other unique Australia animals. We also took a picture with a Koala.

In the afternoon and evening, we walked around Brisbane, checking out the old buildings and green spaces. We ate in a restaurant above a pedestrian mall, and noticed a lot of local kids walking around in their school uniforms.

After dinner we walked down to the river. Bridges like Story Bridge link north and south Brisbane.   

On our return to our hotel, we walked through the botanical gardens, and saw the Queensland Parliament building.