AUSTRALIA - BRISBANE

Now that you have seen the night photos of the Brisbane and South Bank area, these are some of the day photos.

The Wheel of Brisbane, just looked like a simple wheel, in the day. There was this beautifully constructed Bougainvillea trellis. The architecture of it looked unique. Ah, who would forget their green trishaws and green drivers, who looked so sporty, fit and of course green!

The healthy and dry-loving Kalanchoe thyrsiflora (common name: Paddle, White Lady, Desert Cabbage; Family Crassulaceae) looked like a rose with its multiple folds and red edges. A link is shown below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_thyrsiflora

The brown building in the following photo after the Kalanchoe is the same Casino Building that was so beautifully lit up at night.

AUSTRALIA - BRISBANE

This was from one of the souvenir stalls from Queen Street Mall. I bought a few boomerangs, chocolates etc.

But what amazed me was what was on the 2nd photo. I do not understand why anyone would buy these stuff. Well, definitely not me. They may be unique and native to Australia, but I didn't buy them because I seriously don't think any of my friends etc would want to use a kangaroo paw to scratch their backs or use the kangaroo scrotum as the key chain holder.

It totally grossed me out.

AUSTRALIA - BRISBANE

These were photos in their Queen St Mall. I don't like to take night photos because I do not know how to adjust the camera settings to capture properly focused and lit up images.

Anyway, I came across this never seen before plants (Family Acanthaceae) in their beds. Unfortunately, there was no one whom I could ask for the identity.

A link on this mall is shown below:

http://www.queenstreetmall.com/

NB on 13 Nov 12: I suddenly remembered that the unknown shrub here is a Jacobina.

AUSTRALIA - BRISBANE

These were some of the lighted up buildings near the Brisbane CBD.

CULTURAL CENTRE

This was the frontage of the Cultural Centre next to the Brisbane Southbanks Parkland. If I didn't know, I would have thought it was a butterfly glasshouse of sorts.

By the way, this is the view of the upperside wings of the Cairns Birdwing Butterfly. Doesn't it look like a mask for masquerade parties?

BRISBANE - SOUTHBANK PARKLANDS

I love the way they train their Bougainvilleas on the trellis at the Brisbane Southbank Parklands beside the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre area.

They really put in a lot of effort to weave the branches together and the growth was kind of even. It was a smart choice that they use the common and free-flowering Bougainvillea 'Mrs Eva'.

It was definitely a very impressive display of their skills and expertise in maintaining such a manicured and well-groomed plant that seemed to be the frame of the semi-covered walkway.

WEED

Throughout the road trip around Brisbane, I keep seeing this beautiful tree with pink flowers. However, I wasn't able to stop the vehicle to take close-up photos of the plant.

After numerous inquiries later, I was told this is an invasive weed in Australia. Hence, this plant is not on sale in any of the nurseries.

How disappointing.