Riverfire 2008

Brisbane's annual Riverfire took place on 30 Aug 2008.

Bee Yen and Robert had invited us over to their place at Kangaroo Point for dinner and rooftop viewing of the annual event.

After some nibblies, we had a short stroll along the river to see formation flying. This is one of the programs leading up to the fireworks display later on in the night.











All along the various points in the Brisbane river, there are barges carrying tonnes of "gunpowder" that will light up the sky for 20 - 30 minutes...












Lots of people, families, friends, were out in droves at different spots along the river and parks having their picnics. Kids entertained themselves by clambering in and out of trees...












As night falls, the city lit up and people move towards the river banks, windows and rooftops.












The Riverside Centre was packed full to the brim!











And talk about starting off with a big bang! The Riverfire have traditionally started with a "dump and burn" display by a fighter plane. What is dump and burn? Well, it's the fighter jet dumping petrol and using it's turbine to burn the petrol trail it dumped... Given the price of petrol, it's quite a costly exercise...












With the departure of the fighter jet, came the blistering bangs of multi coloured fireworks...

Even the Story Bridge came on 'fire'....

And of course, the show had to end with another round of dump and burn...

Thank you Bee Yen, Robert for having us. It was a wonderful evening....