View from our Hotel window

17th February Adelaide to Sydney

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February 17th 2011
On the move again We were picked up by the limo at 09:45 and taken to Adelaide Airport. (We could get used to travelling in big black limousines with a driver in uniform!) Check in went no problem, but Di is not happy as we are flying economy and we can't get in the lounge.There were only two lounges at the airport both affiliated to specific airlines. So we had to pay for our refreshments at th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more