There's always Brisbane, just down the line

 

 

When I get tired of the Sunshine Coast's unlimited attractions, I tell myself, there's always Brisbane just down the road. It's a big city, and there's lots going on.

 

When people ask, I tell them it takes an hour to drive to Brisbane. Or three hours. Hard to predict, so horrible can the traffic sometimes be. But there's a pretty good train service. So why put yourself through that?

 

I've found that you can drive to Landsborough station in less than half an hour, and then you can let the train take the strain for the next 80 mins. It costs almost nothing, and there are no parking problems whatsoever.

 

 

 

I revisited South Bank the other day, with its cultural complex of art galleries, museum, entertainment venues and gardens.

 

Still not sure what to make of the big 'Wheel of Brisbane' thing. Real world-class cities don't need ferris wheels. Except Vienna, and maybe Copenhagen. But their ones are different.