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Queensland, Australia

Queensland (Australia).

02/Dec/2015 to 16/Dec/2015.


Itinerary :
Brisbane – Sunshine Coast – Springbrook National Park – Surfers Paradise – Mount Tibrogaran volcano – Eumundi – Noosa National Park – Rainbow Beach – Fraser Island – Hare Krishna Farm – Mount Warning (Mount Wollimbin) – Nimbin – Brisbane.




Queensland Art Gallery (QAG).
Queensland Art Gallery (QAG).
Queensland Gallery of Modern art (GOMA).


Sunday 06/Dec/2015.


Queensland Museum & Sciencentre.

Queensland Museum & Sciencentre.

 
Monday 07/Dec/2015.
Car hire, medical visit, and a quick tour on the Sunshine Coast.
Anzac Memorial
(Australian and New Zealand Army Corps).


Tree on Anzac Square.


Zombie along Ann street.


Medical visit trophies.
Mooloolaba Beach, on the Sunshine Coast.

The Big Pineapple.
The most famous of the kitsch "Route 66" style monuments of Australia.


Tuesday 08/Dec/2015.
Springbrook National Park and Surfers Paradise.

Springbrook National Park.
Less than two hours drive from Brisbane.


Purling Brooks falls.

The Natural Bridge.


The Antarctic Beech Trees.
The view from the 'Best of all lookout'.
The lookout.
Lunch in a local restaurant.
Surfers Paradise (that's the official name of that beach town).
Surfers paradise's surfers.

!---! Best Western Astore Metropole Hotel, Brisbane, 96AUD.


Wednesday 09/Dec/2015.
Climbing the mount Tibrogargan volcano and visit of Eumundi village.


Steep and dangerous track.
 
Steep and dangerous track.

Steep and dangerous track.
Safely reached the top of the volcano.
That was a rough climb, even dangerous!
Mt Beerwah (the highest of the Glasshouse mountain peaks), on the left hand side.
 Mt Conowrin (the plug of an old volcano), on the right hand side.
Another big thing.
The "Big Cow", near to Yandina.
Eumundi, village activities...
Eumundi, indeed a 'New-Age' village.
Proudly selling spacecake, but coffee.
The hotel for the next two nights.

!---! Noosa Yallambee Holiday Apartments, Noosa, 110AUD.


Thursday 10/Dec/2015.
Noosa National park.

Bacon and egg breakfast.
Bad taste...

Noosa National Park entrance, free.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noosa_National_Park 




Here is the cute sleeping koala bear of the previous picture!





Beach Picnic.


!---! Noosa Yallambee Holiday Apartments, Noosa, 100AUD


Friday 11/Dec/2015.
Rainbow Beach.

Another big thing.
 The "Big Pelican"of Noosa.
And one more big thing.
 The "Big Kangaroo".
Carlo sand dune.




Sunset.

The B&B for the next two days.

!---! B&B, Rainbow Beach, 100AUD.


Saturday 12/Dec/2015.
Fraser Island 4WD tour.

The Manta Ray vehicle ferry, crossing the narrow channel between Inskip Point (continent) and Hook Point (Fraser Island) with the 4x4 explorer bus.
Arriving near to the landing place.
In front of a ten times older than me rainforest tree.
Complimentary BBQ picnic near to Lake McKenzie.
Lake McKenzie, with crystal clear water and white silica sand beaches.


Intriguing coloured sand formations.
A dingo looking for food.
Shipwreck of SS Maheno, sunk 80 years ago.


!---! B&B, Rainbow Beach, 100AUD.


Sunday 13/Dec/2015.
Hare Krishna farm.

Another big thing.








Hungry Hare Krishna guests queueing for the famous Sunday evening meal.

 Complimentary dinner
(bedroom, all meals, and two yoga classes for just 40AUD/ day here!).
 Chanting devotees.
My bedroom for the next two nights.

!---! Hare Krishna Village Eco Yoga Community, Eungella, NSW, 40AUD full board.


Monday 14/Dec/2015.
Climbing Mount Warning.
Mount Warning, also known as Mount Wollimbin.
The highest mountain of the East coast.  Unesco World Heritage.
 






Picnic at the summit.


Tuesday 15/Dec/2015.
Nimbin, return journey to Brisbane.

Freshly squeezed morning juice from the Hare Krishna community farm:
orange, apple, cucumber, celery, kale.

Nimbin village.  Australia's counterculture  centre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbin,_New_South_Wales 


Nimbin, strange village people.
 Nimbin village street.
 Nimbin village.


 Nimbin village.
 Nimbin village.
Nimbin village.

Back to Brisbane.

|---| Best Western Astore Metropole Hotel, Brisbane, 107AUD.


Wednesday 16/Dec/2015 and Thursday 17/Dec/2015.
Return home journey.
  • 09:55-16:55 flight from Brisbane to Guangzhou, 9h, China Southern Airlines.
  • 23:25-05:40 flight from Guangzhou to Paris CDG, 13h15, Air France.
  • 07:15-08:40 flight from Paris CDG to Marseille Provence, 1h25, Air France.

1st flight section, Brisbane to Guangzhou (Brisbane).

2nd flight section, Guangzhou to Paris (Guangzhou).
3rd flight section, Paris to Marseille (Marseille).

|---| Home, Aix-en-Provence.

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