Alice Springs was our next destination in Australia and we flew over from Perth. We arrived to torrential rain and grey skies, so being one not to judge a book by its cover (!), I hated it instantly. We were soon informed that it was the first rain Alice Springs had seen for 13 months...a good thing for the locals, not so much for us. Apart from an awesome western themed bar, which we frequented a few times during our stay, Alice Springs didn't have an awful lot going for it. Unless of course you like aboriginals, because then you're in luck. But, it is of course the gateway to Ayres Rock, so well worth the trip. With time constraints we just did a day trip to the big red rock, which meant a 5 am
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