Blogs from Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 3

We had finally finished our long journey down the East Coast of Australia so we donated our camping equipment and headed towards the city to drop the car off in Adelaide and to meet Natalie’s Australian relatives and to say goodbye to our little Yaris! We met Diane and Lillian and set off with them to see a few sights around Williamstown. Firstly, we went to the famous Jacobs Creek winery and enjoyed tasting half a dozen different wines, thinking each time that they tasted the same as the last. From there we went to ‘The Whispering Wall’ which is a 135m curved dam that allows one person from one side of the dam to whisper to the other side because of the structures design. That day we met David who is Diane’s Husband and Mark ... read more

This trip to Adelaide was a small one. A girlfriend and I plus our two bubs had flown over for an old friends 40th....oh, dont tell her i said old hehe. We booked into a small apartment in glenelg right off the main drag but within walking distance to everything and there is certaintly everything you need on that main road. there is a shopping centre, alcohol shop, heaps of clothing shops and pubs and nightclubs. We were 2 blocks off the main street which just sopped hte noise of the drunkards in the middle of the night. April was a bit cold for the beach in adelaide but we went down to the jetty and looked around the art gallery there and the museum. Otherwise, for 2 days we met up with our old best ... read more

Heut bin ich sogar schon um 6.30 Uhr aufgestanden. Soll heißen zwei Stunden Schlaf. Wenns aber auch so viel zu erleben und zu sehen gibt. Heut zum Beispiel die Delphine. Bin also mit dem Auto nach Glenelg und dort sofort aufs Boot in der Marina. Hab Yasmin und die beiden „Kleinen“ dort getroffen. Schon nach kurzer Zeit ist mir bewusst geworden, dass ich was vergessen hab… War der einzige ohne Jacke. War zwar wolkenlos und wunderschön sonnig schon in der Früh um halb acht beim Wegfahren, aber der Wind am Meer draußen war sehr kalt. Hab dann immer wieder ein Bissl gefroren und gezittert, die Fotos sind trotzdem schön geworden;-) Gibt hier einige Delphine, manche schwimmen sogar näher ran und lassen sich durch das Boot gar nicht stören. Trotzdem würd ich mir keinen Tauchanzug anziehen und ... read more

Another day of relaxation, gee tough! We Visited the Zoo to check out the Panda bears and other animals at the Zoo. As Zoo’s go, it is ok, good to view the Panda’s, but our choice of Zoos, would be Australia Zoo (Steve Irwin) where the animals appear to have more than adequate space to at least feel free and be closer to nature. Animal welfare definately a priority and in good condition at this Zoo. From the Zoo we headed to Port Adelaide, advertized as, Market day as well as a sea horse farm, we felt would be interesting. We headed out to the Port and had to do a search for a suitable food place. Did a walk of the markets that are in an old wharehouse. A good wander through these with the ... read more

We had every intention today of visiting the South Australian Museum and the Aboriginal Arts museum, but we got to the first museum at 9:30 and the place doesn't open until 10.00 am. Change of plan - decided to go to Glenelg. We caught the tram, which is free in the central part of Adelaide . We had to pay A$2.6 as we were going 0n a longer journey that took about 25 minutes. Glenelg is a lovely little beach resort, and was relatively quiet when we were there. You alit from the tram in Glenelg and what is like a little piazza. A marble monument and a palm tree lined walk with the quaint Town Hall off to the right We got settled on the beach. I was having a read as Di went for ... read more