14. Brisbane

Tuesday, 23 OCT 2012

Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia. It has experienced dramatic growth over the past couple of decades as the mining industry has prospered and expanded. Brisbane is the headquarters city for several corporations and a major financial and shipping center. It's hot here (think Houston), although it has been very pleasant while we were here.

On the way into Brisbane harbor I spotted this ship, the Torm. This is the fifth ship of the same name in a series stretching back 137 years. The company is famous for its tradition of sponsoring individual Olympic athletes in a variety of sports. In fact, it is responsible for the expression, "Any sport in a Torm".

We took a guided tour of Brisbane which culminated in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Paula among her favorite plants, ferns.

On the tour we stopped close to the Mormon Temple on the top of a hill next to the Brisbane River. There are several of these in major cities around the world, always prominently situated, sparkling white, with the golden angel Moroni blowing his trumpet from the pinnacle.

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