Thursday, January 31, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (January 2013)
We
visited Brisbane for a few days and even attended the Brisbane International
Tennis Tournament. Brisbane is located
right on the Brisbane river – the city boasts beautiful bridges, pedestrian/cycle
paths on the river, tree lined streets, swimming lagoons on the river front,
a graceful mix of old and new buildings including the old Queensland government
and parliament buildings, fantastic cultural center - performing arts, museums,
art galleries and a lovely botanical garden on the river front. Plus the
added benefit of all being in walking distance. We stayed at the
Explorers Inn located in downtown Brisbane with very reasonable prices.
Brisbane International Tennis Tournament (2013)
We
got to see quality tennis players, including Serena Williams and Andy
Murray. Andy Murray played against the
John Milman – the local boy from Brisbane and of course the crowd
favorite. The Aussie audience went wild
when Johnny took the second set against Murray.
Check out the pictures of our front row pictures of Daniela Hantuchova.
Dennis Road Trip (December 2012)
While
MaryLee went back to the states to visit family and friends, Dennis took a road
trip to explore the Australian outback and the Pacific east coast. He traveled nearly 5,000 kilometers and
visited Longreach, Winton, Charter Towers, Cairns and Townsville. He camped out most of the trip!
