Officially off the crutch!

Today, I went to have my 2nd post operation check up and my doctor was quite happy with how the knee is mending. He wasn't pleased to know though that I haven't made an effort to see a physio since I last saw him 3 weeks ago. I have been harshly told that if I want to get back fully on my feet soon,then I will have to get on a rehab program PRONTO!

Ooooppppsss. I felt like a school kid caught with an unfinished homework. Before leaving I gave my solemn word that I will see a physio next week and start with an intensive knee rehab program! Oh man, the next few months is going to be hard work! :(

Todays blip is the Brisbane City Hall that I walked past today on my way back from the hospital

The City Hall was once the tallest building in Brisbane. The building was designed by the firm Hall & Prentice, in association with four young New South Wales Architects: Bruce Dellit, Peter Kaad, Emil Sodersten and Noel Wilson. The foundation stone was laid in July 1920 by Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII / Duke of Windsor), with a opal encrusted 18ct gold and trowel, designed by Peter Kaad. Brisbane City Hall was opened in 1930.

The building was designed according to the Italian Renaissance style, symmetrical and formal. It has three floors and a partial basement. The total cost of the project including furniture, fitout and furnishing was ?1,000,000. Brisbane City Hall has an imposing 70 m clock tower (rising 91 m above ground level), based on the design of the St Mark's Campanile in Venice, Italy. Above the main entrance is a bronze awning and the doors are also made of bronze. Lions heads are found above these columns. The columns supporting the tympanum are of the Corinthian order while the columns extending on either side are of the Ionic order. The four clock faces on each side of the tower are the largest in Australia. The clock has Westminster Chimes, which sound on the quarter hour, and can be heard from the Queen St Mall and, at times, in the surrounding suburbs.

If I am not mistaken, the structure is currently undergoing restoration hence the presence of the crane behind it. Typical of the Brisbane City surrounds, old buildings like the City Hall stand side by side with the newer and modern commercial buildings.