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Brighton Palace Pier’s boardwalk and seaside buildings

A first weekend in Brighton: Pavilion, lanes and seafront

Start Brighton with its palace and shopping streets, then give the coast a separate day. This plan leaves room for a seafood lunch and a clear-weather viewpoint without making every stop another ticket.

Boats docked at Brighton Marina

Brighton Marina to Rottingdean: a shorter Undercliff outing

The Undercliff Walk gives you a different Brighton coast from the busy central promenade. Start at the Marina and choose a turnaround before setting off; the full path to Saltdean is an extension rather than a requirement.

Brighton Palace Pier above the shore and waves

Brighton’s seafront: Palace Pier to the West Pier

The promenade between Brighton’s two piers makes a straightforward coastal walk with a useful lunch stop. Enjoy Palace Pier from shore or add a paid detour, then finish by the West Pier ruins and the i360.

Brisbane City Hall’s sandstone portico facing King George Square

Brisbane City Hall: clock tower, museum and a tea stop

City Hall gives a central Brisbane morning a clear focus, from the sandstone façade to the museum and a short clock-tower tour. Keep the tower booking as the anchor, with time to browse indoors and sit down afterwards.

Story Bridge’s steel cantilevers spanning the Brisbane River

City Reach to Howard Smith Wharves: Story Bridge from below

Follow the city side of the river towards Story Bridge, using Howard Smith Wharves as a clear destination for a meal and a pause. This is a waterfront outing with an optional Riverwalk extension, so you can stop before it becomes a long walk.

Victoria Bridge in front of Brisbane’s Treasury building and city towers

A first weekend in Brisbane: City Hall, South Bank and the river

Use two days to get to know Brisbane’s civic centre and river bends without turning every bridge into a walking target. Book the clock tower first, then keep galleries, parklands and meal stops together by neighbourhood.

Brisbane’s city towers and river seen from Kangaroo Point

Kangaroo Point cliffs: choose your level and river view

Kangaroo Point gives you two different ways to see Brisbane: the lower riverside path and the park above the cliffs. Choose the level that suits your energy, then make a deliberate decision about stairs, a café stop and the return crossing.

The Wheel of Brisbane and South Bank beside the Neville Bonner Bridge

South Bank: parklands, Fish Lane and a gallery break

South Bank is easiest to enjoy as a sequence of small choices: a riverside view, a parkland pause, a meal in Fish Lane and one gallery. Leave swimming and the observation wheel optional, with room to change course when a shower arrives.

Parnas fountain and the buildings around Brno’s Zelný trh above the market-cellar district

Brno underground: market cellars or the St James Ossuary?

Choose between the Labyrinth’s market-cellar story and the St James Ossuary’s burial history. Understand separate locations, access questions and the unresolved Labyrinth closure notice.

Freedom Square in Brno, with the House of Four Giants, neighbouring façades and the black granite clock

Central Brno on foot: market, Town Hall and Freedom Square façades

Connect Zelný trh, Old Town Hall and Freedom Square with a walk that gives you specific details to notice. Finish with a café meal rather than adding every tower and underground ticket.