Queensland - Origin romantic area kangaroos

With student Vietnam, Queensland Australia were classified as distant by no direct flights from the country to town. Still, most of those who missed once arrived "the land of the Queen", all have the desire to come back.This is understandable, because Queensland is one of the state attracted the most visitors thanks to the pearl island kangaroo land Gold Coast and Brisbane - the riverside city.

Brisbane City River violet flowers

We arrived in Brisbane, capital of Queensland in November - the end of spring, when flowers bloom purple jacaranda purple sky soil. The original intention was "to go, said:" This place should be only for a mere 24 hours. But the beauty of peace, peaceful place made us nostalgic.

Peaceful atmosphere appeared on every street corner streets, where rows of bikes lined up waiting to make partner; where the sidewalk, a simple wall of brick red-brown crude; where sophisticated people surrounded the buildings are being constructed, repaired with silver plates with prints of itself to avoid bad landscape.

A difference of Brissy (nickname which Australians call Brisbane) compared to Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra - where the weather changes fast to dizziness - is a subtropical climate with very stable temperatures during the day nail. A fellow countrymen living here proudly to the group known as the capital Brisbane with the most sunny days in the year in Australia (283 days).

Yet inexplicably is spring, we arrive Brissy day it began to rain. But what the heck, walk under the canopy purple jacaranda flowers fluttered or moved in the rain and watching the city is a strange experience and know how romantic.

We make an unforgettable path Brisbane River parquet and feeling tread softly for fear of falling petals trampled. Purple flowers on top, purple flower feet, a side of the skyscraper stands proudly, a side of the yachts are moored waiting for passengers to be micro-vu. There is no overstatement to say that this is the way the most beautiful, most poetic that we've ever come across on Australian soil.

Marina on the Brisbane River

Trot love this city right from the first moment, the group decided to take advantage of the meager funds time to explore as much as possible. Morning, everyone got up early to walk enlist the Brisbane river scenic ferry pickup.

Now to get there, we try to ask your friends to see the waterfront lies in what direction to take it as a milestone, to avoid getting lost. This idea completely failed in Brisbane when the river is not in a winding side that surrounds the city. Luckily there are people you just a way of positioning is quite simple: in Brisbane, the parallel streets are named after the same sex (for example parallel lines Charlotte Mary, Margaret, Ann ...; road parallel Edward George).

Enjoy the entire cityscape from ferries of CityHopper

Back to the Brisbane River, its disadvantages are also advantages for so, we can organize the ferry downstream along the scenic city. Called the ferry but they are quite small and are arranged glass windows, upstairs completely open, spacious feeling brings is like going on a cruise.

There are many short-term journey and various stops so many companies and organizations exploit. However, the majority have a zig zag stops on both sides of the river to pick up and discharge passengers. We choose CityHopper completely free, leaves the station every 30 minutes and stops at major stations like North Quay, South Bank 3, Maritime Museum ... With a schedule like that, there is also the choice of many people in the city they go to the other side of the riverbank without bypassing Victoria bridge.

Forgot days in paradise Gold Coast

Like many foreign visitors or from other states to Queensland, we only fly one-way ticket to Brisbane, then take the train across the Gold Coast, and from there flew to Sydney.

With an area of ​​only about 5 thousand square kilometers, with 70 kilometers of coastline, Gold Coast attracts 12 million visitors annually. Sydney just over a hour flight, two hours away from Brisbane, so this train is extremely convenient entertainment. That is not including the flight with the low-cost carrier from the major cities of Australia to here may be only 39 Australian dollars (approximately 650 thousand) each way.

The skyscrapers in Gold Coast

In the imagination of our original, Gold Coast is similar to the romantic city tropical sea with the resort so immense as he arrived here a bit so down and disappointed. Go to Surfers Paradise - the region's busiest, saw when we first was a series of skyscrapers shoulder closely together making it look like a financial center - commercial rather than a city travel.

But after only a few short days stayed here, we had to find a reasonable explanation for his concerns. This is where the population growth is very fast, every year the area to pick up around 12 thousand new residents. And more importantly, Gold Coast seems not resorts, which is home to "flush energy" with the sport and discover fascinating game.

Gold Coast sunny day

From the skyscraper towers, typically the Q1, thanks observatory 360 in 230 meter height, visitors can zoom eye unleash vastly admire sea sky: north as Brisbane, the West is the Hinterland, New South Wales to the south and the vast Pacific Ocean in the east.

From here, looking down the long beach below, easily catch sight of these beautiful tanned guy (after a few days the sun or the sea), carrying skis stalking toward the sea. Sometimes it is the family or the couple driving canoes spiraling wave created numerous white streaks extremely stimulating. And there is no lack of "genuine players" willing to spend money to have a few tens of minutes watching the city from ... helicopter.

A corner view from the 20th floor Gold Coast Hotel Vibe

Nightlife of Gold Coast is also very busy. Cyclo pedaling present everywhere to bring tourists walking around the city. Luxurious restaurant to the popular restaurant serving food from many Asian cuisines, Europe, America and Africa. And if the air was fed at the bar, try feeling drink on a balcony high-rise hotel, watching the city at night-lit.

Guests walk on the path of violets

The short days here were enough to injure the memory, makes us want to come back here many more times and beyond. If something is not satisfied with the Queensland then perhaps there is no direct flight from Vietnam to here. Students, overseas Vietnamese each trip - to Vietnam had to fly to Sydney or Melbourne. Still, for those who are attracted by the city of Gold Coast or trot love beautiful views of Brisbane as a poem, then another short flight time, too, totally deserved.