So I turned the big 33 recently. As it was the middle of the week I had the day off from work to spend it with my Mister. The morning began with a nice walk through Spring Hill to ostensibly pick up cream for the pancakes I was making for Breakfast. Yes, I cooked breakfast on my birthday, but for a good reason... that being the banana syrup I was making to go on them. Now that the price of  bananas has gone down they are re-entering my diet. Yay!!!

After the yummy breakfast we relaxed playing PS3 and computer games before heading out to our first movie of the day. We were off to Cineplex at Southbank. Cineplex is great for movies and snacks. With tickets from $6.50 (before 3:30pm) to $8.50 for normal 2D movies, and a large drink and popcorn for $7.90 it is possible to go to the movies for under $20.

Anonymous was good. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I've since been informed that it is factually incorrect, with the timings of the plays and historic events completely out from reality. Still it was enjoyable.

After the movie we went to Max Brenner for chocolate what else. As always the wait was long but the food was yum. I think part of the charm of waiting at Max Brenner is using the time to change your mind about what you are going to order... over and over again. I had the Sundae and Mister the Waffles. My favourite part was eating the little pot of melted chocolate :)

We then walked back into Brisbane to enjoy a late lunch/early dinner at Aroma Garden. This suited me and my Mister perfectly as they have a broad range of food. He had the Chicken Parmegarna and I had the Chicken Tikka Masala. I love the flavour of my food. I could tell it was homemade and although not technically perfect it was tasty and came with really nice papadams. The meal was probably a bit over priced for what it was (over $20 each for the mains, even though they were a good size). It was nice and the service was decent but I've had better meals for less at other restaurants.

After dinner it was to a free movie care of @reviewbrisbane. We were lucky enough to win tickets to see a preview session of Immortals. Visually pretty fantastic, the movie was good but seemed to lack a little in the way of script. The actors were decent and the cinematography nice, it was just that feeling of missing something.

All in all it was a great birthday, made even greater by spending it with my Mister.

Brisbane has some wonderful weather, and we can go from clear blue skies to dark, to dangerous clouds, to blue skies all within an afternoon. Saturday was a lovely day and the that afternoon storm hit. I had gone outside to get some shots of the clouds as it came across when lightening hit nearby. I was rushing back indoors as the rain and hail hit. It was pretty spectacular. I didn't get many shots but here they are.

Good morning world. This Blog is the culmination of several ideas. For a while now I have been developing an interest in photography (though I am in no way a professional, in fact I am very amateur), the lovely architecture of Brisbane and the wonderful places it contains.

I have to admit, over the years of living in and around Brisbane I have been ignorant of many of the delights of this river city. I would walk though on my way to work, head down. I would not see the small cafe hidden down an alleyway, the amazing park lands, the cute little patisserie with it's delectable treats, the gorgeous old terrace buildings. In fact, I used to let our wonderful city and life pretty much pass me by. In the last 18 months I have come to truly appreciate what a wonderful city I live in. The people are fantastic, the restaurants are top notch, and our skyline and architecture unique.

My aim here is to create visual diary of Brisbane and it's people. We have such a wonderful way of life, living, and sharing with one another.  I will gladly take suggestions from people for places to share. Please drop me a comment if you would like to see your little piece of Brisbane featured.  I'm making a list...