September in Brisbane means it's time for the Riverfire Festival.
Like a lot of places all over the world we like to hold our festival in Spring and as we are lucky if we have one month that feels like Spring before Summer comes along in earnest, now is the time.
Just in time I might add as this week has had a couple of record days for Spring heat with the thermometer reaching 33 and 35 .
One of the highlights of the festival is the Laser Light Show where lasers combine with water jets and music to create an extravaganza of colour above the river, right in the centre of the city.
We arrived at about 6:00pm when the light was fading fast and were just in time to see a fly over by some Air Force helicopters.
They came in very low and very fast above the water
and way below the tall buildings of the city.
They were fantastic to watch and dropped so low that the water spray they kicked up travelled right across to the river bank to where the crowds could feel it.
Like a lot of places all over the world we like to hold our festival in Spring and as we are lucky if we have one month that feels like Spring before Summer comes along in earnest, now is the time.
Just in time I might add as this week has had a couple of record days for Spring heat with the thermometer reaching 33 and 35 .
One of the highlights of the festival is the Laser Light Show where lasers combine with water jets and music to create an extravaganza of colour above the river, right in the centre of the city.
We arrived at about 6:00pm when the light was fading fast and were just in time to see a fly over by some Air Force helicopters.
They came in very low and very fast above the water
and way below the tall buildings of the city.
They were fantastic to watch and dropped so low that the water spray they kicked up travelled right across to the river bank to where the crowds could feel it.
People were arriving in their droves and we ambled along the river bank to the best spot and found ourselves a grassy spot to sit on while we waited for the show.
It was a beautiful night after a very hot day with a gentle breeze off the water.
As is the way in sub-tropical places, night falls very quickly and the lights of the city began to glitter and shimmer on the river that is such a muddy brown colour in the daylight.
It is school holiday time here so families were out enjoying the scene.
By 7:00pm it was quite dark and the Laser Show began.
Music blared loudly from loudspeakers along the shoreline
and the light show kept time.
Quite spactacular!
I even managed a little video for you.
Once it was all over we made our way through the crowds to a spectacular area of lights which hung from above like icicles...
and changed colour creating a lovely effect.
Then we were off across the bridge and into the city
where we had a fantastic gormet hamburger for dinner.
The ferries were busy taking people from one side of the river to the other.
and the city was spectacularly beautiful from the back of the ferry as we set off for home.
A delightful evening!
Brisbane is truely a lovely modern city.
Cheers.
