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Brisbane, Surfers Paradise, Queensland
After this we drove down to Brisbane and had a look around for a few hours. We drove down Edward Street and all of the streets coming off of it were named after past British Monarchs, showing that they are proud of their heritage.
Queen Street was the main shopping street in Brisbane, and we went in to an Opal shop for a presentation on the Opal Stone as it is the national stone of Australia.
After Brisbane we drove in to Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast and ...