lunedì 12 maggio 2008

Queensland






















Lets leave the politics for a more pleasant topic: to tell you about the beauties of Australia.

So, i was saying you that after having visited New Zealand I flyed directly to Brisbane.

Brisbane is the third largest Australian city and the capital of the state of Queensland. The first thing I appreciated in Brisbane was the warm weather: in New Zealand it was a bit chilly sometimes, but in Brisbane we found a very warm and sunny weather. In Brisbane I spent only one day, but I had a nice feeling about that city! I know that only few hours is nothing to understand a city, but anyway i got the impression it’s a nice place where to live!

Well, the day after we moved towards the north and the Sunshine Coast.
But first we stopped at the Australia Zoo. Actually it isn’t a normal zoo, as you feel amost in touch with the animals. We saw all the “typical” australian animals and so finally I saw the kangaroos and could touch them! And the koalas as well!

After that, we spent the remaining time along the Sunshine Coast. Do you know because that part is called “Sunshine coast”? Because there are more than 300 days of sunshine in a year! In our little staying there, we tested that’s true: sunshine all the time long!

Before coming back to Sydney, we had a one-day guided tour in Fraser Island. This is a unique island, it is the largest sandy island in the world! There aren’t regular roads there, only sandy tracks! And in fact you can’t drive with a normal car, you need a 4x4. There aren’t houses or villages in the island, only a couple of hotels, one camping and almost the whole island is covered by forests! A paradise for the nature lovers! And long, long beaches! The beaches are used like normal motorways, and it was so strange and funny to see, on a beach, people walking, buses and 4x4 cars passing and even airplanes landing!!!! We took a flight with one of these little airplanes to have a view of the island from the high: it was really breathtaking! You can see the photo!
The only shame is you can’t swim in the sea, there are very strong currents and mainly it’s common to meet the sharks! We just saw one from the airplane!
But there are several lakes in the island where you can swim! The water is really crystal-clear! The photo i put is a proof!

Much more than Sydney, Queensland gave me the idea of being in Australia, or better according to the image i had of Australia! A very relaxed atmosphere, sunshine, warm weather, huge beaches...that’s really living the life, my friends!!
I just found the place where i want to go to spend my days when i’ll be retired!!

1 commento:

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awesome pics