While I'm waiting here for Hubby to return from his latest trip to AUS, I thought I'd provide you with some scintillating facts about our future home town...
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1. Population: 1,945,639. Soon to be 1,945,643. It is the 3rd largest city in Australia, trailing Sydney and Melbourne.
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2. Apparently, in the CBD (Central Brisbane District) all the streets going north-south are named after female royalty, and all the streets going east-west are named after male royalty.
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3. Many of the suburbs have names of Aboriginal decent: Indooroopilly, Woolloongabba... and one has an oddly familiar name - Milton!
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4. In 1900, the Board of Health put a bounty on rats. Apparently, school age kids cleaned up. I wonder if they still have that available - might be worth pursuing for some extra income...
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5. The aptly named Brisbane River runs through the city and has a CityCat ferry that commuters use to get around. Hubby is looking forward to getting to work by boat :)
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6. Has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Oh darn.
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7. Looks like they've got good shopping!!! http://www.ourbrisbane.com/shopping/centres-and-precincts/factory-outlet-shopping
More fun facts to come :)
Cyn
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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