Scarborough, Qld

Ratings: CP *** Surroundings ***

Fifty metres from our caravan park is Moreton Bay Boat Harbour where we saw boats and yachts of all shapes and sizes, some with their own private jetties.

Looking across the beautiful Brisbane River towards the South Bank cultural precinct where the Queensland Museum and Sciencecentre and the Gallery of Modern Art are situated. We used public transport, which included bus and train rides to get to the city from Scarborough and back again...fairly successful with a few glitches along the way, the main one being that we didn't realise that some buses require prepaid tickets and don't accept cash, so we weren't allowed onto the bus we planned to catch! The one and a half hour trip into this bustling and pleasant city was well worth the effort!

Looking towards the CBD on the North Bank of the Brisbane River.

Brisbane Square is a high rise building mainly used for office space (151 metres with 38 floors) and houses the Brisbane Square Library. It has received Australia's highest environmental rating for its ecologically sustainable development practices such as the use of recycled materials, water saving features and an air filtration system that reduces pollutants in the office tower. The spheres are a form of street art by sculptor, Donna Marcus. The balls, each weighing 200 kg, are made of 7000 used vegetable steamers. The official name of the work is "Steam".