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Published: April 14th 2013
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Dame Roma Mitchell
Jurist and first woman QC in Australia Sat 13th
A little research showed that we lucky senior citizens can have all day free travel on Adelaide busses and trams. Now, that was an offer we couldn't refuse.
Marg and I wanted to look around the city at some of the historic buildings and Daviv and Mary thought they would start at the zoo.
We stuck to our plan following a tourist mud map winding our way around town, down past the Railway Station, University, Royal Adelaide Hospital to the botanical gardens.
We saw interesting parallels with Christchurch where their Hagley Park is not unlike to botanical gardens in relation to the central city, museums and hospitals. With Adelaide, the zoo is also in walking distance from the Botanical Gardens.
Some interesting things stand out in this city, particularly the variety of statues. There are Kings and Queens, Soldier Memorials, Judges and Deans from the university, early explorers (Flinders) and pigs. Yes, you read right, pigs. More of that later.
I cannot say that the city is very English as I have not been to England. What we have noted is a trend in styles in SA that are a little unique, and
even though some of the buildings look old, they are in fact modern properties retaining the old style.
The city has been without rain for some time, but the trees have remained green or are tipping to autumn tone. It is often hard to photograph buildings like Government House with the trees making a canopy, something we see in Brisbane, but here they are deciduous trees promising Adam a new set of day wear every day.
When visiting botanical gardens one never knows what to expect. In Adelaide the gardens have a wonderful variety of trees and open grassed areas. In the part we went through only one area was dedicated to floral display, but I am sure there will be others.
We stopped for lunch in the Botanical Gardens and were served by a quietly efficient young man. Food was fresh and tasty, the cappuccino was welcome after all the walking we had done. The young fellow wash chuffed when I told him I would mention the lunch stop on the blog. If you are down this way, pop in for a coffee.
Perked up with coffee, we wound our way back into the city
Holy Trinity
This is a Heritage Listed building. The clock on the spire was the Town Clock. up through Rundle Mall. This is a lively place with lots of eateries, shops and most anything you could want. There were quite a few buskers adding colour to the mall, some were quite young. And then there were the pigs. More of that later.
There's a great old arcade in the mall with classy shops. I saw a nice warm hat that I thought would be dressy for travel. The price was appropriate for a very classy shop in a ritzy location.
Oh, those pigs. They are the source of much amusement. There was a continuous flow of people wanting their pig photos. I have included a few that should bring a smile to your dial. The lady sitting on the pig was so excited that her photo was going on TB. No name, and she is a visitor to Adelaide, and happy as a pig in a mud pond.
At the end of the mall we caught a tram to Glenelg, a coastal suburb that is classy to say the least. We talked about the sea grass that had washed up on beaches around Cape Jaffa and Kingston SE. Glenelg had about 1 meter of
Lilly Pads
Couldn't find a frog. grass rotting. The council had cleared a couple of areas so that swimmers could get to the water. I guess they will clear the lot of the next week or two.
The beach front area of Glenelg is very attractive with out door eating etc. Having walked the short distance to the jetty, we walked up the main street to take a look. We were both taken with very beautiful blouses in one shop. Very fine material, vibrant colours but used in a very classy way. The shop claimed their fine wares came from a quality supplier in Portugal. Marg went in to take a look, and I could sware I heard Tom Tom say 'Make a U turn as soon as possible', and sure enough Marg popped out and we were off up the street to the next tram stop.
By the time we finally got home having walked many kilometres we were very ready for coffee and siesta.
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Didn't you do well!
A great line up of Adelaide photos enjoyed that show. Oh to have the energy and lack of arthritis like some folk. Have fun love from 136