{"id":1702,"date":"2014-09-09T11:54:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T10:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2018-04-17T13:24:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T12:24:38","slug":"feature-destination-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2014\/09\/feature-destination-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Destination &#8211; Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month we would like to share some information about lovely Brisbane, where LSI has a centrally located school.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1704\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-exam-class.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1704 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-exam-class-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-exam-class-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-exam-class-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LSI Brisbane class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some quick facts that you may not know about Brisbane:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s the 3rd largest city in Australia with a population of approx. 2.2 million<\/li>\n<li>Brisbane is a very young city &#8211; only 189 years<\/li>\n<li>The G20 are meeting in Brisbane in November this year<\/li>\n<li>The streets of the CBD look like a grid from above. They are named after members of the Royal Family. The &#8220;male streets&#8221; run from southeast to northwest and the &#8220;female streets&#8221; run from southwest to northeast<\/li>\n<li>Brisbane has some of Australia&#8217;s tallest buildings<\/li>\n<li>The climate is subtropical \u2013 the winter is wonderfully warm in Brisbane, with the temperature during the day usually sitting around 22-24 degrees Celsius<\/li>\n<li>Some of Australia&#8217;s highest rated universities are in Brisbane: Griffith University, the University of Queensland and Queensland University of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713\" style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-building.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1713\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-building-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"LSI Brisbabe building\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-building-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LSI-Brisbane-building.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LSI Brisbabe building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1710\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-with-park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1710\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-with-park-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"Central Brisbane park with city skyline\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-with-park-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-with-park-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-with-park.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Central Brisbane park with city skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1711\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1711\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brisbane River and City Skyline\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-skyline.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brisbane River and City Skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-park-sports.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1709\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-park-sports-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Sports in a central park, in mid-winter!\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-park-sports-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-park-sports.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sports in a central park, in mid-winter!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are some top things we recommend you do\/visit while you\u2019re in Brisbane!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Brisbane Powerhouse\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 more than just an arts venue, it\u2019s an essential Brisbane destination \u2013 so many things to see and do, music, comedy, theatre, cabaret, visual arts, installation work, food and drinks overlooking the snaking Brisbane River\u2026 all situated within the historical building originally built in the 1920s as a powerstation and renovated in 2000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1718\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-powerhouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1718\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-powerhouse-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"Brisbane powerhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-powerhouse-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-powerhouse-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-powerhouse.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brisbane powerhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Live Music Scene<\/strong> \u2013 pioneers of the Punk Era THE SAINTS hailed from Brisbane not to mention the Bee Gees, Savage Garden and Powderfinger. \u00a0Brisbane is teeming with live music venues, from boutique style stages to major concert venues.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1720\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Music-scene-in-Brisbane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1720\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Music-scene-in-Brisbane.jpg\" alt=\"The music scene in Brisbane \" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The music scene in Brisbane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery Of Modern Art<\/strong> \u2013 this world class art gallery is a building filled with light and space and is a work of art in itself\u2026 hosting a huge range of exhibitions, arthouse cinema and next to the Queensland State Library on the bank of the Brisbane River.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1722\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-Gallery-of-Modern-Art-commonly-known-as-Goma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1722\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-Gallery-of-Modern-Art-commonly-known-as-Goma-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Goma, or the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-Gallery-of-Modern-Art-commonly-known-as-Goma-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Brisbane-Gallery-of-Modern-Art-commonly-known-as-Goma.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goma, or the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary<\/strong> &#8211; you are allowed to hold a koala, the only animal sanctuary in Australia where this is permitted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1714\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sleeping-koala-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1714\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sleeping-koala-photo-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"The famous koala!\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sleeping-koala-photo-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Sleeping-koala-photo.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famous koala!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunshine &amp; Gold Coasts<\/strong> \u2013 just an hour\u2019s drive either way from Brisbane are Australia\u2019s best beaches and national parks, and just a few hours further north is the beginning of the utterly unique Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1705\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bne_location_brisbanebeach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1705\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bne_location_brisbanebeach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Gold Coast \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bne_location_brisbanebeach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Bne_location_brisbanebeach-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gold Coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to see you at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsi.edu\/en\/english\/australia\/brisbane\/school\">LSI Brisbane<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month we would like to share some information about lovely Brisbane, where LSI has a centrally located school. 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