A Walk Through Brisbane

Hello, SuperKids of Ms. Healey's 1st Grade!

I've been quite busy while in Australia, going to meetings and getting my work done.  I haven't had a reliable internet connection, so I am now finally getting to share the photos from my trip.  I went on a nice walk across the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia so I thought I would share with you what I saw.

 As I first started walking, I noticed this beautiful old-fashioned car.  It was built by Riley Motor Company and was most likely built in the 1930s.  That means it is about 75 years old!  It looked really stylish to me and I wished I could have seen it driving around.

 This is not a great picture, but I was trying to capture a common sight around Australia.  Rather than regular pickup trucks like we have in the USA, many Australians have these flatbed trucks for hauling and doing work.  I imagine it makes easier to haul wide cargo and is possibly easier to load.

 

These three pictures show some clever outdoor fitness equipment.  They're kind of like a playgroudn for adults!  The first machine uses your body weight to help you work out your chest and shoulder muscles.  The second photo is for doing dips to work your arms.  And the final one is for hooking in your legs and doing situps, I think.  Even though it was raining, I gave them all a go!  I like how each machine is curvy; they almost look like sculptures to me!

I grabbed this photo to show you guys an example of what many houses look like in Australia.  Most homes are only one story high.  People tend to keep a very neat and tidy lawn as well.  It is always very warm here in Queensland, so they don't need to worry about snow.  But they do have a major rain season: right now, in fact, as I am visiting!  There are two cyclones hitting the coast, which are bringing a risk of flooding in some areas.  A few times while I've been here, the sky has opened up and the rain has fallen so heavily.  By the end of this walk, I was soaked.

 

Here a a few photos of some of the playgrounds I saw on my walk along a public bicycle path.  some things are similar to playgrounds back home, but I noticed more rope-based climbing areas.  And, yes, I did take the time to climb on this!

Just before the end of my walk, I got to cross this nice little bridge across one the creeks in Brisbane.  As you can see, the bridge has pipes on the side for pumping across water and sewage.

I hope you are all doing well and that you had a fun February break.  Be seeing you soon!