Brisbane, a lovely city!

Brisbane is a lovely city. It is very clean and appears quite safe. People walk or bike everywhere. Shops and restaurants are open-air. The city center is packed w/people shopping, no matter what time or day it is. The pictures are of our hotel and the bridge over the Brisbane river.

The hotel was the Hilton City Center. It had a perfect location, as it opened right onto the pedestrian mall.

It is NOT a mall in North American terms. It is blocks of shops, that are several stores tall and fill entire blocks. I found it way too easy to become disoriented once inside them. There are even stores in the basements...sometimes even two levels of basements! They use every foot of space. Stores range from discount stores and souvenir shops to Tiffany jewelers.