Monday we had an adventure day out into the big city! I am currently living an hour away from the city on the Peninsula which has been fine with me and the kids. The city is where I spent a lot of my time when I left home and lived in the inner city of Brizvegas. Good times were had in the city and usually every weekend we would get dressed up and head on into the city for a night out on the town. On Monday our primary objective was to get some yummy food from the Miel Container on Mary Street in the city. The food there is primarily customized burgers but for a non-meat eater, pescaterian I had a meal of beer battered chips and crumbed flathead  topped with parmesan cheese and balsamic and a bit of tartare sauce on the side.

Lucky for us we went in for an early lunch, as the plan was to head into the container (a shipping container space) with a few tables outside which we snagged. Thank goodness for the rain combined with the school holidays the crowds were non-existent and we could sit down and enjoy our early lunch. The kids loved the chilli con-carne to share and Rupert our guide for the day enjoyed the burger with a brioche bun. Lunch for me was definitely worth the journey and I need to try this at home – that is the parmesan on the fish and chips.

To complete our quick trip to the city we wanted to check out GOMA – the Gallery of Modern Art which has been opened for a while – I had not been to the Galleries of Southbank in years. This is a welcome addition to the Brisbane Art scene and it was refreshing to see that there was a kids event and around the galleries the theme was a welcome mat focusing on the Indian Art of Rangoli. The kids worked with the artist My Aunty Anna – Kate Jefferay to create a large installation outside weaving fabric into the piece and making pom poms. With each pom pom the kids made they got to make a wish and eventually it formed a massive lotus flower and looked so beautiful (see on the link above). It was a perfect time to visit, even though it was raining.

Inside GOMA and ready to check out some modern art, we found this massive still life of fruit and enjoyed power posing!

Other exhibits we checked out were Ah Xian and the Gabori sisters for the kiddos with a super cool interactive under sea exhibit. We wandered around the space and found this room with time capsules that used video tape to form a cylinder – I had no idea what it was made from until I spoke to one of the docents.

By the time we left the skies were blue and from the GOMA I captured this great shot of the river in the sunshine with some fancy new buildings. By the end of our day the kids enjoyed an ice block and we were ready to head home before the commuter traffic set in.