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fice through to Elizabeth St. Cross the road and stick your head into beautiful white-stone
St Stephen's
Cathedral .
Walk through the grassy courtyard behind the cathedral until reaching Charlotte St. Take a left, cross Eagle St
and duck through Eagle St Pier on the river. Check the Story Bridge views to your left, then go down the
steps to the riverside boardwalk and truck south.
At Edward and Alice Sts, detour through the City Botanic Gardens ( Click here ) . Cast an eye across the
river to the Kangaroo Point cliffs, then skirt around the back of the Brisbane Riverstage to the pedestrian-only
Goodwill Bridge : check out HMAS Diamantina in the Queensland Maritime Museum to your left. From
here, jag north into the South Bank Parklands ( Click here ).
If time is your friend, duck into the outstanding Gallery of Modern Art ( Click here ). Otherwise, cross
Victoria Bridge back into central Brisbane. Just south of the gorgeous Treasury Building ( Click here ) on
William St, an unnamed alley cuts through to George St. Dogleg across George into Charlotte St, continue along
Charlotte then turn left into Albert St in Brisbane's modern CBD.
Continue along Albert St, cross Queen St Mall and then Adelaide St into King George Sq, with towering
City Hall ( Click here ) anchoring the southwest side. After taking in the scene, back-track to the mall for a
much-deserved pick-me-up.
Cycling
Brisbane is hilly but it's still one of Australia's most bike-friendly cities, with over 900km
of bike paths, including tracks along the Brisbane River. A good starter takes you from the
City Botanic Gardens, across the Goodwill Bridge and out to the University of Queens-
land. It's about 7km one way and you can stop for a beer at the Regatta pub in Toowong
en route.
Bicycles are allowed on Brisbane's trains, except on weekdays during peak hours. You
can also take bikes on CityCats and ferries for free.
CityCycle
( 1300 229 253; www.citycycle.com.au ; hire per hour/day $2.20/165, first 30min free; hire 5am-10pm, return
24hr) Brisbane's public bike-share program has had a rocky start, but it's starting to win
over the locals. Basically you subscribe via the website (per day/week/three months $2/
11/27.50), then hire a bike (additional fee) from any of the 100-plus stations around cent-
ral Brisbane. Good for short hops; pricey by the day. BYO helmet and lock (see the web-
site for a list of bike shops where you can buy them).
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