The Wheel of Brisbane!

Another Brisbane bucket lister--check!  There is a huge ferris wheel down on the river in Southbank called The Wheel of Brisbane.  It's so big you can see it from all over the city.  It lights up in different colors and reflects off the river.  We've always said, "we'll ride it before we leave."  Well, we are nearly out of time!  So for Family Home Evening, we headed to Southbank to board The Wheel!

My kids all know, I've got a bit of my Dad in me (Grandpa So Jo)-- I kinda hate ferris wheels.  Yah, they are really scary to me.  I can do all kinds of roller coasters but ferris wheel...yuck!  You know what it is?  It's the feet dangling down from the seat!  I hate that.  I've always hated rides like that:  the carousel swings, the sky ride, the free fall drops etc.  It's those dangling feet up super high...hate!

And this was HIGH!

Lucky for me though, the seats were completely enclosed gondolas.  Yahoo!  I knew that would help heaps.

We wanted to go at dark so we could see the city lit up on the river.  One of my favorite sites in Brissie.  We were all so excited!

Just boarding our gondola!

Well, these pix do not do the view justice, but the height of the wheel and the view on the river did not disappoint!

I love this river!  It makes everything so beautiful...and green! :)

We had fun pointing out all our favorite spots that we could see from the Wheel.  Oh Brisbane, you are totally snuggled deep into our hearts!

Family selfie squished into the gondola!  

After the ride we headed over to Southbank mainstreet to get feed.  Do we go with kebabs or burgers?  We opt for some good ol' Aussie burgers at one of our favorite burger joints..."Grill'd".  Burgers with huge meat patties, beetroot, tomato, pineapple, cheese, lettuce and toasted buns...yumm-o!

What a great FHE.  It was so much fun!

We love you Brissie!