The city of Brisbane is the third largest megalopolis of the Australian continent. There is no time enough provincial township, in recent years transformed beyond recognition. At present, Brisbane is considered to be one of the most attractive places for accommodation and tourism. By the number of skyscrapers, Brisbane can argue even with New York.
The only "Beach" for the city is seasonality rain and periodic floods. So, in 2011, the largest flood over the last century has occurred, whose consequences of the city is experiencing to this day.
But, without looking at such weather cataclysms, the city can be rightfully called the tourist center of the state of Queensland. Tourists, and just the guests of the city see what. These are beautiful, informative museums, a botanical garden, a gallery of contemporary art, plus the unique nature will not leave anyone else, even the most biased tourist.
If you still get rid of this odious city, I recommend to include in my program dating not bad "Naval Museum".
There is a museum on the southern shore of the river with the same name Brisbane. The Naval Museum is quite removed from the city center and other attractions. To view the exhibits, it is necessary to go to the eastern part of the so-called "cultural center" of the city (where all the main attractions of the capital of the state) are directly and posted.
The entrance to the museum is respectively paid, but the amount is very minor (8dollar is a ticket for an adult and $ 3.5 for a child).
From the first steps, you will meet a superbly renovated, the real Military ship "Diamantina".
It is exhibited in a dry dock and completely open to visits. From the part it may seem that the ship is somewhat small, but I assure you - the impressions of deceptive. Military, five deck combat cruiser, at one time, korozdil the expanses of the seas and the oceans, took part in the Great Patriotic War. Preserved almost complete weapons, for some exceptions. Some anti-submarine and torpedo compartments are dismantled. The ship is fully restructured by the cubicles of sailors, cabins of the officer composition, cabin company. Everything is reproduced according to the spirit of that time. Opened to view the captain's bridge. But us (as real men) most impressed weapons and weapons warehouse.
In some remoteness from the military cruiser, there is another "miracle" of the military shipbuilding, but the entrance is forbidden to him. You can only consider us.
The repair docks are immediately open to universal review, where spare parts for the repair of ships are exhibited on the stands, the mass of all "unnecessary trash" was not impressed. But the collection of boats is very peculiar.
A huge number of different plaquinities are represented, from vintage to racing. And of course, "National Pride - Yacht ELLA'S Pink Lady,
At which the 16-year-old Australian tried to get into the Book of Records Guinis, having arrived around the world. It's a journey to do - I made it, but the record was not counted. Everything is of course interesting, but besides real warships, the rest - somehow look at once.
I also recommend you to see the gallery of contemporary art, it is in the very "heart" of the "cultural center" of the city. A four-storey, modern museum building for the convenience of visitors is equipped with escalators. The entrance is free, which is very promoting a huge visit to this cultural institution. By the way, you can photograph everything, without exception. There are no prohibitions as such. The only condition is to take pictures without flash.
The exhibit is a huge amount. There are not only famous artists of modernity, but also beautiful children's creativity. I will not describe everything, there are very impressionable things. But a lot of what I did not understand. If there were no signs with a brief description of the very idea of the presented creativity, I would not see sense.
In the halls there are a lot of chairs, chairs. It is great for the opportunity to relax for those who are tired of wandering by exposures. There is even a small, cute cafe where for extremely not big denyushki can be slightly snack.
Particularly presented children's creativity. Children think no standard, their works can envy any famous artist. Each work plate "For Kids" (children's creativity).
This, in my opinion everything is said, and do not have to paint the idea of work.
But the best (very interesting and unequivocally fun) part of the museum is the "wall of songs of different nations." So we (about ourselves) called it. Conventional walls hung by monitor screens (TVs) with headphones nearby.
Odja headphones with a microphone can (under the record) pass about all its problems, about all the vital difficulties, or listen to similar records of people from different parts of the world. You will be surprised - the people are different, and all the problems are the same (there is not enough salary, expensive housing, the wife of "brain takes out", the husband "touched" and earns little, etc.). The most interesting and then our compatriots were noted (our compatriots are still unhappy - and they express it in a special way). There are a lot of records from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Minsk.
I recommend you to visit the city botanical garden.
This is not only a cognitive, but also a wonderful place to relax. Some come here to families just lie down on the etching or just relax with children. There is a botanical garden near the central, pedestrian street, near the "Cultural Center" of the city.
Most territories of the park or botanical garden occupy a variety of green geeks,
Where the people simply lies under the trees, resting, relaxing. Everything is clean, the grass is trimmed, rubbish (as they are accepted on picnics) do not scatter. We did not even see someone smoking lying on the lawn.
In general, it is very cool to relax in such places. There are 3 lakes in the garden, shops are equipped. Along the park zone there is something like a small promenade. Again, everything is equipped with comfort. This is right one of the favorite places of the citizens, just the mass of the people in the weekend.
I would also like to advise the ferris wheel.
This is not our wheel (creaky, the times of the USSR), everything is very modern, thought out. Comfortable insulated cabins, in each air conditioner. While the wheel is spinning, in the cabin, the speaker tells about the sights of the city (such an advertisement). If you do not want to listen - you can turn off. And what a beautiful panorama of the city and surroundings opens from a height, just delight. Indescribable beauty. It costs such a pleasure of $ 15, tickets are sold immediately next to the wheel, at the checkout.
This is only a small part of all the sights of Brisbane, but we liked it here.