MY WORLD

Welcome to My World. I live in Brisbane, in South East Queensland, Australia. Actually Brisbane is the State capital. Today I thought I would take you for a stroll through a nearby suburb called Toowong. Just to show you that Australia is not all kangaroos and gum trees!

First of all, I have to tell you a little story from noted author Bill Bryson. He said when he was signing books in Brisbane, he was at Toowong. And he hoped that two wongs didn't make a right! And he said, no-one laughed. Sorry Bill. We do have a sense of humour..somewhere.

Toowong is a busy hub through which a lot of the University of Queensland students travel. Hence there is a fairly strong cafe culture, shops, hotel, and businesses.

Plus the usual ubiquitous Macdonalds along the way!

There are motels, if you need to stay over night, a good train service through from the City to Ipswich. As well as bus services!

There are churches, old queenslanders, and many blocks of units for students, as well as others.

I took these photos the other day when I had to go in there to the dentist. This colorful building was a Real Estate building nearby!

The dentist was a very clever man and bought one of the many old queenslanders, and renovated it for his offices, so it is a very pleasant place to visit, with convenient parking underneath. This is it here below.

I took some photos of some of the other old queenslanders over the road! They look as if they have not been renovated lately, if at all, ever. Although they do look like they have been looked after and maintained well!

The council has had a scheme whereby people can paint murals on the ugly electricity boxes that dot the suburbs and street corners! What a great idea. Makes life a bit more interesting!

I noticed this piece of sculpture the other day, but didn't get a very good shot of it, with all the people walking past!

A couple of the local cafes...

Some of the original old buildings which comprise the hotel at the moment!

and the modern office block which houses offices as well as shops!

I thought I would also take you for a drive out to Manadalay, along the river, a couple of suburbs away.

This is The Road to Mandalay. It is a fairly newish suburb, with quite nice houses.

Situated on a bend in the river, I am sure the locals, and others make good use of it!

There is obviously another protest going on out there. I can't believe anyone would suggest a bridge out there. How awful.

There is also a Koala Sanctuary nearby. It has been there since I was a little girl! The bus that goes out there goes past my place! You can also get there by ferry along the river, I think. At least you used to be able to. A long time ago. I haven't been there for a long time.

Some people have had fun with their front garden!

And someone is going to use some of the wonderful old helidon sandstone on their property. How lovely. There is a lot of it used at the university nearby.

And to finish, I leave you with this picture below.. I happened to be stopped at a traffic light in the city one day...and noticed this shot. I have no idea what it is all about. I hope it was a piece of art work, and not someone dressed up! Will have to go past the same interesection again, to have the mystery solved.

No..Australians might have a weird sense of humour, but we don't all get dressed like this to go into the city! Hope you have had an enjoyable time in the suburbs!

Will get a link to go HERE for you soon, so you can see other contributors from around the world, and visit their world too!