Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits

which in turn was named after Scotsman Sir Thomas Brisbane,the governor  of New South Wales  from 1821 to 1825.
During the World War 2 the city was the South West Pacific headquarters  for the American general Douglas MacArthur.In 1942 Brisbane was bombed by the Japanese 59 times causing extensive damage.The present day Brisbane rose from the ashes, the Australians   have done a marvellous job rebuilding it.
The city has sub-tropical  climate.Yesterday it was humid and sticky and it rained intermittently.But I did not mind,The shuttle bus  provided by the city ran on the loop transferring the passengers  from the cargo port where the Queen Victoria had docked, to the centre of Brisbane.The journey took 45 or so minutes either way and sitting in the luxury bus was a joy.Never on any cruise  have we had a comfortable vehicle like this at our  disposal. And it was free.