Brisbanites!!!

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I'm so bored I need some new places to visit here...

I used to live on the sunny coast (so know most places up there), and spent most weekends driving down the coast (so know most places around there)...

What I want to know is - do you know of any nice little drives around brisbane to funky little-known areas??? I just need to expand my geography a bit!

Thanks!

Sasch

 

[marduke]

umm sorry i havnt been in brissy long enough to know.
umm have you driven up mt tambourine??

 

[Bevlina]

I think there are some in The Valley Sasch. I'm not sure now. Haven't lived in the Sunshine State for 28 yeats *sigh*

 

[marduke]

ugh the valley.... not my cup of tea.. although theres is a (until it got burned down) awesome church in the valley, you may have heard of the pastor, Ps. Wayne Alcorn.

 

[Bevlina]

When did it get burned down Rob? What got burned? The Valley was a beaut place in the 70's!

 

[marduke]

last week it got burned down. i dont know how much damage there is, but it was enough for them to have their service in the brisbane convension centre..

 

[Bevlina]

Last week!!! We didn't hear about that on the news here!! What a bummer!

 

[Icystwolf]

maybe you should move to Sydney, yeh yeh it's more expensive, but it's classed as the sexiest city in Australia/ southern Hemisphere.

 

[marduke]

pfft, i cant stand the polution down there, i was in the city walking around for about 2 hours, i found it really hard to breath, and my white shirt was stained yellow.... so no thanks.. lol

 

[Icystwolf]

marduke, compare this to HK...HK thats a pollution compression zone, it's so dense in pollution it's not funny...

Sydney is clean and I like it.....much better than any other cities in my opinion...

But if I were to go on holidays I'd be in Queensland!

 

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Personally, I think sydney is a hole - too smelly, tiny streets and houses only 1cm apart - and everyone is just so rude and unfriendly...

Plus last time I went down there, I was walking down the city by myself, and I was accosted by THREE men who told me 'man you're beautiful, I don't want to abduct you, but **** (insert swear word here) you are hot!' that really scared me A LOT...

Too many gangs...

Now, if I were to move - MELBOURNE!!! Me love melbourne!!!

Sasch

 

[Bevlina]

Oh Boy...you'd love my little town then!

Melbourne is too rushed...but I shouldn't say that....it's the city of my State!! Nah...it's OK. But...the traffic!!!

 

[Ann M]

Yeah the AOG's in the Valley and Mt Gravatt were both torched last week, as was an Anglican that was being used by Christian Spiritualist I think. It was definately a bad week. Was it a full moon I wonder?

 

[marduke]

well the one in mt gravatt (garden city christian church) had a fire in a smaller room, it wasnt the actual church that got burned. but apparently it was caused by someone who went into the younger youth group (from the older group) and started hassling the youth. he then got told to leave (nicely of course) and he didnt take it to well, and decided to torch one of the rooms... (this is only what ive heard from my pastor, so i dont know the full facts)

 

[Bevlina]

Well I never! THAT...is despicable. To torch anything is bad enough...but churches!!!
There's some sick people about...very sick.

 

[Blessed-one]

Personally, I think sydney is a hole - too smelly, tiny streets and houses only 1cm apart - and everyone is just so rude and unfriendly...

Plus last time I went down there, I was walking down the city by myself, and I was accosted by THREE men who told me 'man you're beautiful, I don't want to abduct you, but **** (insert swear word here) you are hot!' that really scared me A LOT...

Too many gangs...

Now, if I were to move - MELBOURNE!!! Me love melbourne!!!

Sasch

were you out walking in Kings Cross? not all Sydney places are like that. There're bound to be a few bad apples.. no one place can claim it is absolutely free of .. bad stuff..

 

[Bevlina]

I have only been to Sydney as a visitor as most Aussies who live Interstate do. And, I think I like Melbourne as a shopping centre better. But...Oh that lovely Sydney Harbour view! The Opera House! The lights at night!! But, I was taken to David Jones in Sydne and really wasn't impresed a great deal. But...there are some beaut shops in Sydney!
Especially in those little Arcades.

 

[marduke]

actually yes the sydney harbour is very nice at night i must say, had dinner at an italian restaurant there last year (was fantastic food by the way and not too expensive)

 

[Bevlina]

I went to Manley on the Manley Ferry! Well...I went over on a white one...and came back in the Manly green and yellow ferry. Oh boy! Did I have a lovely icecream in Manley!!
I also went to the Ballet at the Opera House...and to the Academy of Music of course...
But...the traffic!!! And, what's that big building on the Harbour that looks as if all the windows are blue? I stayed in the Blue Mountains. That was nice. But...Sydney is so overpriced in housing! Melbourne isn't as expensive! I mean...all you get for all that money after all is a house! Parking in Sydney is a nightmare. When I was there with my husband we got booked. But...it's a pretty harbour! And the Bridge is stunning.
A lightpole fell on a ladies car on the Henry Bolte Bridge here not long ago.
She wasn't hurt, but the car looked a bit crook.

 

[Icystwolf]

Personally, I think sydney is a hole - too smelly, tiny streets and houses only 1cm apart - and everyone is just so rude and unfriendly...

Ummm....if you had a problem with people being unfriendly, well I guess the Gold Coast gets unfriendly once a year with schoolies...it's a good thing I went to HK instead of the Gold Coast to have myself eternally regretful and embarrased...lol....

Plus last time I went down there, I was walking down the city by myself, and I was accosted by THREE men who told me 'man you're beautiful, I don't want to abduct you, but **** (insert swear word here) you are hot!' that really scared me A LOT...

That is scary, but it's not as bad as my example in San Souci(Also in Sydney). This is where I realised my father was a prick. I was walking near the beach shore line, and my aunt from HK was around as well(I was 16-17ish)....anyway near the toilets a guy skinny and casually dressed came out and looked at me. I thought he was looking at my watch, and he asked me..."You're kinda cute, you wanna go in the toilets for a little..."

I got scared, ran to my aunt and my mum, and said, we really need to leave. And told them about it, my aunt saw that guy come near me and so everyone wanted to leave.

My father said, lets take a look at the nice houses that has an ocean view. And everyone wanted to leave because of the pedofile...my brother was only 13-14ish at that time....

And my father said, "Oh tell him to believe in Jesus, come on lets take a look at the houses...it's really nothing to worry about Jimmy, if you have Jesus in the heart"