Brisbane City exploration

Brisbane is a very busy city!
It has a very concentrated CBD (Central Bus. Dist) so is very easy to get around. They have a marvellous transportation system that allows travel from the city right out to the coast, back the 30kms and onto any other train or bus, all day, for 4.25$. Deal of the century! I have taken advantage of many different routes and directions to get to see some of the more distant sights, or just as a means to not walk both ways.
We have been putting on the miles and our feet must be a half size bigger for our trouble.
The city was host to the '88 Worlds fair and it was the launching point for a lot of renewal. A great deal of the architecture is from that point forward and they have redone or built new parks, lots and lots of condos and public places that date from that time and since.
For a time of recessiion, this city has an incredible amount of construction going on.
There are Museums galore, with visiting exhibitions and also lots of street markets everywhere. Closed to traffic walking malls with an enormous amount of people using them makes it a very vital place.
Now, for the suburbs, it must be said that they extend in a radius around this city that goes on for over 60kms. The Gold Coast and Surfer's Paradise extend the solid inhabitation by more than a 100 kms. Endless vista of houses in every form of design you can imagine!
Tomorrow, we go to sea! To see the whales, of course!
I'm hoping I can get a fluke on film, not heave my breakfast and totally not get sunburnt. The sun is relentless here.
We have the rest of the week to whittle away our list of the must do's and then it's back to NZ for 5 or 6 days before I head back to Canada.
It's hard to believe that almost two months has passed.
Our first week in OZ was so jammed with things to do that it took us the rest of that time of our visit to wind down and just enjoy being and seeing.
We have been cooking in the YHA's and that has also been part of our trip experience. Some lovely food has been made (or sometimes bought when we were tired) and we've enjoyed most all our meals in restaurants.
Well, early to bed as they say, as we have to be out of the hostel for the trip to the whales by 6am tomorrow!