After I'd updated my blog I walked back along the riverbank to the Goodwill Bridge over the Brisbane river which leads to the Botanic gardens. On my way I stopped to see the Nepalese Pagoda , visited the Brisbane Museum (all 5 floors), had a coffee while a young girl and her brother played guitar and sang rolling stones, led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix - all while watching the world go by. I took in the view of Brisbane city from a bench on the bridge before I reached the gardens.
Saturday (like in the UK) is 'wedding day' and in the gardens I saw at least 3 weddings parties set in these lovely surroundings and one even had a 4 piece orchestra playing classical music.
There were a group of women celebrating someones birthday with a buffet, champagne etc, - I saw cyclists, skateboarders, guys playing football - it's a real good people watching place. AT one point I noticed a tug of war happening so I walked across to watch - it turned out to be a 33rd anniversary celebration of some sort - perhaps aboriginal/native as there were a pile of grass skirts on the floor ready for someone to put on. There were also 2 bands playing on stage. The parks here are certainly a lot more lively than those in the UK.
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