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| Brisbane CBD and Gateway bridge from Mt Cootha
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| Brisbane CBD and Gateway bridge from Mt Cootha
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I moved to Brisbane in 2000 (from Silicon Valley in the USA where I had lived for nearly three years. As a result, my first impression of Brisbane was that it was a bit small and a bit slow.
Locals tell me that Brisbane only really started to grow out of its 'country town' stage as a result of Expo '88 - when Brisbane discovered the world. Brisbane has grown on me as I have come to know it. I enjoy good food - and Brisbane has some excellent restaurants. My enjoyment in cooking is also satisfied by the excellent seafood available.
Brisbane is also geographically quite interesting. just to the north of the city lie the glass house mountains. These are the remnants of old volcanos, named by Captain Cook as he sailed up the coast as the volcanic rocks flashed in the sun like glass.
The Glass House Mountains from Maleny
One of the sites from which I fly gliders (Caboolture) is close to the Glass House Moutains - providing interesting scenery over which to fly (see Waiting for the Hatter
Maleny is on top of the Blackall range (the coastal hills, not stricly part of the great dividing range) - where the mix of forests, hills and valleys is quite gorgeous.
The hills near Maleny
Just south of Brisbane (in the Gold Coast hinterland) is another very beautiful area around Mt Tambourine, a long extinct volcano.