Another gorgeous day in Adelaide.
The high is 26, nothing but sunshine, and no humidity.
I drove right into the center of the city. Hurrah for me! It wasn't bad, and Adelaide is much smaller than Melbourne. Just like Melbourne the only high rise buildings are right in the centre; no high rise apartments anywhere else.
Adelaide, seems to me, more laid back than Melbourne. Lovely pace, and lots of green space. The Botanical Gardens are right downtown.
We started out by visiting the Central Market. It is similar to the St. Lawrence market in Toronto, in setup and quality of food. Great selection of different foods. It is an indoor market, where the stalls are permanently set up, and very stylish. There are lots of veggie stalls, butchers and delis, but I don't think they are the farmers growing the stuff. A lot less hectic than Victoria Market in Melbourne.
There are a lot of original buildings left in Adelaide. A common style is one where there are beautiful iron rail balconies. It reminds me a lot of New Orleans. Very attractive.
We also spent a few hours in the Botanical Gardens. The flowers are amazing. There was one plant, that Sandy has in a pot, which comes in in the winter. Well here it is a 20 foot tree.
The gardens are well laid out, and it was nice to see so many locals wandering through the gardens and having picnics. Entrance is free.
There was also a special exhibit of aboriginal art, and an interesting display of how they used plants for everything from eating to making clothes, baskets, their homes and canoes; and all with stone tools.
Adelaide has another nice feature. There is a Central Loop Bus, that is free, and circles the downtown area. We greatly appreciated it, because it saved us a 40 minute walk back to the car.
We had dinner with our hosts . Jill is a part time caterer and teaches cooking classes. The meal was excellent; lamb roast with home nade mint sauce, with a lovely wine.
They also have six Boer goats, the "girls", who roam the property. All six are very pregnant and are due to give birth in the next couple of weeks. They are quite popular as pets and none will end up on the dinner table. They are attractive animals with white bodies and a black head.
One of the joys of this B&B is to just sit outside and enjoy the sounds of nature, lots of birds, cicadas, and frogs in the pond. All that's missing are the loons.
The high is 26, nothing but sunshine, and no humidity.
I drove right into the center of the city. Hurrah for me! It wasn't bad, and Adelaide is much smaller than Melbourne. Just like Melbourne the only high rise buildings are right in the centre; no high rise apartments anywhere else.
Adelaide, seems to me, more laid back than Melbourne. Lovely pace, and lots of green space. The Botanical Gardens are right downtown.
We started out by visiting the Central Market. It is similar to the St. Lawrence market in Toronto, in setup and quality of food. Great selection of different foods. It is an indoor market, where the stalls are permanently set up, and very stylish. There are lots of veggie stalls, butchers and delis, but I don't think they are the farmers growing the stuff. A lot less hectic than Victoria Market in Melbourne.
There are a lot of original buildings left in Adelaide. A common style is one where there are beautiful iron rail balconies. It reminds me a lot of New Orleans. Very attractive.
We also spent a few hours in the Botanical Gardens. The flowers are amazing. There was one plant, that Sandy has in a pot, which comes in in the winter. Well here it is a 20 foot tree.
The gardens are well laid out, and it was nice to see so many locals wandering through the gardens and having picnics. Entrance is free.
There was also a special exhibit of aboriginal art, and an interesting display of how they used plants for everything from eating to making clothes, baskets, their homes and canoes; and all with stone tools.
Adelaide has another nice feature. There is a Central Loop Bus, that is free, and circles the downtown area. We greatly appreciated it, because it saved us a 40 minute walk back to the car.
We had dinner with our hosts . Jill is a part time caterer and teaches cooking classes. The meal was excellent; lamb roast with home nade mint sauce, with a lovely wine.
They also have six Boer goats, the "girls", who roam the property. All six are very pregnant and are due to give birth in the next couple of weeks. They are quite popular as pets and none will end up on the dinner table. They are attractive animals with white bodies and a black head.
One of the joys of this B&B is to just sit outside and enjoy the sounds of nature, lots of birds, cicadas, and frogs in the pond. All that's missing are the loons.
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