Brisbane I

Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the third most populous city in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne. The city is situated on the Brisbane River on a low-lying floodplain between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland. The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. Brisbane's demonym is a Brisbanite.

Poinsettia - a tree in Australia. Weihnachtsstern - a pot plant in Germany. It is growing just outside the YHA.

I went for a walk in the City Botanic Garden. Some sweetheart asked his girl to marry him - in an unforgettable way.

Bamboo in the gardens. It is just so peaceful.

One of the Mississippi-style tourist-ships.

Plants are just so lush and over sized - compared to Europe.

Sweet - aren't they?

A hidden waterfall. Such beauty.

Those birds are just so exotic and so common like doves here.