Brisbane springtime flowering jacarandas architecture history - what's not to love? A couple of weeks ago this river city celebrated its 4th year with
the Open House scheme. And this year I decided to be one of the 500 volunteers who help keep the scheme running. I
spent an afternoon at the Old Windmill on Wickham Terrace, enjoying meeting people and helping them get a taste of Brisbane history and architecture. The Windmill is the oldest surviving building in Queensland, built in 1828 by convicts. It has had a chequered life and is currently unused. It is very popular when open during the Open House weekend each year, and hopefully next year they will be able to allow visitors to check out the old reservoirs at the same location. There were 71 buildings open, 500 volunteers and over 51000 visitors all up.
I managed to fit in a visit to the Old Museum after my volunteer shift. There was a gorgeous full moon, music, food, wine and a beautiful old building to boot. I thoroughly recommend the Open House scheme- come one come all. See you there next year!
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| looking out from the bottom floor of the old mill |
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| from the top of the old mill |
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| gorgeous bougainvillea outside the old museum |
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| looking up at the old museum at sunset |
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| outside the old museum at night |
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looking up from inside the Old Windmill
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