Brisbane, Australia

We got into Brisbane late at night, it rained for a few hours during our only day in town, and we left first thing in the morning our second day in town. So we didn't see much of Brisbane, but it still made a good first impression. We didn't have any plans for Brisbane so we spent the day walking around the city trying to get a feel for it. The biggest impression we got from Brisbane is that it's really tropical. Monsoon rain, warm, humid, and lots of lizards, Brisbane is pretty tropical. Like most other Australian cities it has tons of large cool parks. At one park there is a quarter mile long cliff that is about 100 feet high and is the largest outdoor rock climbing gym, right across the river from downtown Brisbane. All around the city there is cool artwork and awesome outdoor activities.

While we were walking around a neighborhood we got caught in a monsoon downpour. We were close to a bar when it happened so we got to watch it pass as we tried some of Australia's finest beer.

We finished the day by going to XXXX Brewery, one of Australia's largest and best. Unfortunately we were 15 minutes late for the last tour. Fortunately, the bar tender at the tasting room felt bad and let us try 6 types of beer free of charge. Gotta love those Aussies.