Playing The Wine Buff

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I spent one day on another of those mini-bus based back-packer tours, this time round one of South Australia's wine growing regions, the Barossa Valley. This region was originally settled by Germans and the German influences are still very strong (the buses run on time, everyone is well organised and efficient etc. etc.).

As well as seeing the area, visiting vine yards, seeing how wine is made etc., there was also the chance for some wine tasting. Oh, and some brandy tasting, and some port tasting, and some sherry tasting, and some champagne tasting. The Australians obviously didn't care that the Spanish and French tend to get a bit stroppy about those names being used elsewhere.

Afterwards we also visited a Whispering Wall (although I assume that it's not the one in the bible) which will carry the smallest sound 150 yards to people standing on the other side. Next we saw the world's largest rocking horse, although it didn't exactly rock! Finally we went to a German town - I didn't write down what it was called - which was basically a complete tourist trap, but still very efficient!

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Photos

Wine Vats
The vats full of wine

Wine Tasting
Pretending to be the wine snob, but actually just getting free alcohol

Modern Art
Some kind of weird modern art around the Barossa Valley

Barossa Valley View
A view over the valley

Rocking Horse
Apparently the largest rocking horse in the world

Directions
London 16607 km - which will take me about five months

Rope Bridge
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