Hello from Brisbane, Australia.
In the first video,
you saw the historical yet modern Central Business District.
Today, we're going to check out a different area,
the South Bank, just across the river.
Getting there is the most fun part.
In Melbourne and Adelaide, we saw that they have
free trams in the Central Business District, right?
Guess what? Here they have free boats.
Isn't that cool?
Thank you.
It was a short and beautiful ride.
We got off two stops later.
Technically, we passed South Bank but for a good reason.
- Thank you so much. - No worries.
- Have a good day. - You too.
That was so cool, but the boat doesn't come very often.
The paid service comes much faster if you're in a hurry.
You see that cliff? That's where we're going.
Look at what a beautiful walkway over here.
Nothing like a good walk uphill to start the day, huh?
How nice. It is worth it.
Welcome to Kangaroo Point.
Today, it is a beautiful viewpoint,
but historically it was a very important site
for Aboriginal people here in Australia.
Let's see how good is your memory...
- Okay.
... about what we learned at the museum in the previous video.
What was Kangaroo Point used for historically?
- Well, with kangaroo in the name,
I suppose maybe they barbecued kangaroo.
They used to hunt kangaroos here. - Hunt.
- Also, this was used as a burial ground, a fighting ground.
All this here is the Central Business District.
- Yes [in Portuguese]
- What's this ahead of us?
- That looks like a park, green.
- It's the Botanic Garden.
One of the Botanic Gardens that they have
in Brisbane because they got two.
And over there?
- Buildings.
-That's where we were, baby.
Where we finished the previous video.
- Oh. - Riverside Centre.
You can even walk here over the cliff.
Look at this.
A nice walkway with beautiful views.
And remember, all this are rocks down there.
And the stones from the cliff here were even used to build
some early buildings here in Brisbane, including a church.
So Gordon, what's the plan for today?
- Walk.
And more walk.
- We're going to walk everything back,
basically from where we started.
You're going to see that there's
a lot to do here along the South Bank, including?
- Getting sun tanned.
- There's a beach here. - Ooooooo.
Oh, look at that.
I think you can actually climb this rock here.
Wow.
Look at this.
How cool.
What a lovely pedestrian and bike bridge over here.
There are even some seats here along the way
if you want to just sit down and admire the view.
There should be a coffee shop over here, but it is closed.
What a shame.
It would be a nice coffee with a view.
Let's go back to the South Bank.
Well, from up here, you can have a better view
of the Maritime Museum
and some of the ships that they have.
- Oooo, South Brisbane.
Posted the busiest docks in the city, huh?
Most profitable commercial retail districts
up here on Stanley Street.
Let's go check it out.
- Are you sure?
With this heat?
- I'm more interesting in finding out
"Cumbooqapepa"
- That's an interesting word.
- See the brownstone building there?
And the bricks here, right?
- Uh-huh. - It's probably old.
A whole bunch of old buildings down here, huh?
- Yes.
Look at this how beautiful.
It's a tunnel of flowers, one kilometer long.
We're now in the South Bank Parklands.
This is a major legacy from the World Expo 1988.
After the Expo, this side of the river
was transformed into what it is today.
Trying to get close over here
to show you how big these birds are.
Look at that.
They're not afraid.
Wow, they're all over town, huh?
Another thing that you see everywhere.
The lizards.
And, they're so big.
For someone who didn't know what cassava is.
Let me introduce you.
- Nice to meet you, cassava.
- I had no idea either... they grow like this.
I thought it was just a root.
Wow, look at how big this area is.
We're right here, just getting started.
Wow, here we are at the pool.
There's a kids pool.
Adults over there.
Wow, there's real sand, but you can also choose to sit on this side, right?
Look at this.
We even got a beach bed here.
This is an artificial beach, right?
And now you may think, why an artificial beach
if when you look at the map of Brisbane,
Brisbane appears to be right at the coast?
Brisbane has no beach in the city itself,
and the coastline is protected by two large sand islands.
You can see them from the plane.
And the coast close to Brisbane has smaller beaches
that tend to be muddy when the tide goes out.
That's why people go to the Sunshine Coast
or the Gold Coast, and we'll do the same.
But for now, let's go enjoy this beach.
This water is the most amazing thing ever.
I thought it was salty water because the name is Beach, right?
Streets Beach
But no, it's freshwater.
It's more like a pool.
There's sand at the bottom.
And look at Gordon over there.
Shade and water, huh?
Ha, ha, ha.
Who would have imagined?
A beach downtown Brisbane...
And it goes deep.
It's like the perfect break in the middle of the day.
And there are even lifeguards here.
I was reading here about the beach,
and this is chlorinated freshwater,
re-circulated every six hours.
And half of the lagoon actually sits on reclaimed land
that once was part of Brisbane River.
That was the highlight of the day.
That or the viewpoint, baby?
- No, hanging with me.
- Ha, ha, so now what?
- Eat.
Oh wow, so cool.
How many places to eat over here!
- It's so cool when they make these walkable streets, huh?
- Right here? No?
Okay, this or this?
Stick to mine?
- Cheers!
- Cheers! [in English and Spanish]
Oh, order and pay.
- There you go. - Okay, there you go.
- Guys, your nachos
- Oh, yeah, for me.
- And your tacos
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome
Oh, wow!
Look at the size of these, baby.
Look how enormous.
Nachos, and Gordon went with tacos, because today is...
- Two dollar taco. - Yeah, Taco Tuesday.
I guess we're going to share this here, huh?
Oh, wow.
Even here inside the restaurant.
Got a new friend, Gordon.
- Yeah. - He's looking at you.
I can't believe how busy this probably gets on weekends.
You know, we're here on a weekday,
and it's way past lunchtime.
It's 3 p.m. right now.
There was a sign in the restaurant
explaining that this was also a historic street.
In the 1840s, this was the center for the arrival of immigrants,
and also the center for the trade with Sydney.
Look at that.
We could have gone for Pizza Tuesday also.
Oh, on the other side,
look at this, there's also a pool over here.
So over there is the beach and over here the pool.
And it's all free. I love it.
- Auditorium for music [in Portuguese]
Performance
- Look at that.
Even after the beach and the pool,
the tunnel of flowers continues.
I love this city. It is so beautiful.
From the beach to the forest.
Wow.
I read about this online,
but I didn't expect it would be so beautiful.
This is the Peace Pagoda, the only international building
still remaining from the World Expo 1988.
- Look at all that.
Look at all that workmanship.
And they're going to throw it away?
Come on, people.
- Because this was almost like a throw...
- Shhhhhh!
- Give me peace, woman.
In the entire world,
there are only three Peace Pagodas
outside of Nepal, right?
And this is one of them.
Talking about major events,
they're going to host the Olympics here in Brisbane,
Brisbane 2032.
Let's test your general knowledge.
What other Australian cities also hosted the Olympics?
- Sydney.
- Sydney, 2000. And?
- Melbourne.
- Awwww, when was that?
- 1960 something.
- 56. Close enough.
The Peace Pagoda is located right next
to one of the symbols of the city.
The Wheel of Brisbane.
- What kind of tree is this, people?
Tell me.
It looks like a tree of fire.
As the afternoon approaches
and it starts to cool down,
you start seeing a lot more people exercising over here.
Wow, they're planning a lot more for this area.
Look at this. Opening in late 2023,
50 new restaurants, bars, and hotels.
Wow, this area is going to be booming.
You just can not get close to the name Brisbane
because this entire area here is closed for maintenance,
but at least, look at that.
Everyone gets to take a good picture.
No need to wait for your turn.
Just for the sake of reference, you see that ferry station?
That's where we got the ferry in the beginning of this video.
Back to where we started.
In the first video,
I showed you the area across the river.
That's the Central Business District.
In this video, you saw the South Bank on this side of the river.
What's coming up in the next video?
- Not the Central Business District and not the South Bank.
- So what is it, then?
- Uhhhhh.
- It's outside out here. Come back for more.