Brisbane in one day

Hi,

I'll be in Brisbane for the first time later this week. Unfortunately
only for stop-over. I'll arrive early in the morning from Perth and
leave in the evening for Cairns.
My Lonely Planet recommends a walking tour from King George Square
down to the Brisbane River then through the South Bank Parklands, back
over the Goodwill Bridge and along George St to where it all started.
Would locals recommend such a tour as well?
Which other landmarks are worth a visit?

Thanks for your advice.

Cheers,
Aussie Travelguy

<aussietravelguy@**********> wrote in message
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> On Jun 18, 6:13 am, Alan S <noth...@there.com> wrote:
for that.
>
>> I just got back from Cairns and Port Douglas yesterday. Have
>> you booked anything up there yet?
>
> We have booked accommodation and a car. We wanted to look for reef
> tours once we are there.
>
And there are plenty of reef tours to choose from too!!!

[sherenalina]

In Brisbane, the exciting attractions are:
Lone Pine Koala
The Botanic Gardens
City Hall in King George Square
The Queensland Cultural Center at South Bank

When my friends visited Brisbane, we chose to stay in an apartment that'll be near everything else. Central Brunswick Apartment is good.

[vortexau]

Hi aussietravelguy,

Yeah - that could work. You can do a circuit with Botanical Gardens - Qld Institute of Tech - Goodwill Pedestrian Bridge - Maritime Museum (if seatravel history takes your fancy) - South Bank Parklands (food here high priced) - Cultural Centre ("Art of Picasso" currently on show) - QLD Museum - Victoria Bridge - return to City Mall. (There are actually guided walking tours available)

There are high-speed ferry passenger craft, called 'Citycats', on which you can cruise the River. The Kookaburra River Queen paddle-wheeler, but that'd take more time!

google 'frommers+Brisbane+destinations' (I'm prevented from posting actual web Urls)

The Bus stations in city centre are underground. Two city train stations: Roma St & Central. Two rail stations in South Bank, where there are also elevated bus stations ('Busway'). Train travel can be novel if you havn't experienced narrow-gauge electric passenger travel before! The 'Busway' could be interesting if you havn't traveled on a separate bus corridor before!

google "TransLink busways" for information.


Unfortunately, you can't see a lot in less than a day.

[kate2008]

I've been living and working in Brisbane for 3 months and the best thing to do in Brisbane is Riverlife! I go about once a week with my friends. We usually go for a kayak down the brisbane river and they give you beer and prawns after!!! Its such a fun night. They also have rock climbing and hire out bikes,etc.
Everything I've done in this city, I could have done anywhere, except this. Riverlife is uniquely Brisbane, dont worry about seeing anything else if you are only passing through, this is the best!
Safe travels!