"Keeweechic's Adelaide" Adelaide by keeweechic

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Keeweechic's Adelaide - Adelaide

Adelaide is a charming and attractive city with a style all its own. Laid out on a square mile grid pattern of wide streets and open squares, it is compact enough to walk around in an hour or two. There is a lovely mix of culture, old charm and delightful parks and gardens.

The city was founded in 1836 and named after Queen Adelaide. The original European explorer of the area was Captain Collett Barker in 1831 but it was Colonel William Light who surveyed the area and carefully laid out the plan of Adelaide.

Keeweechic's Adelaide - Adelaide

Adelaide nestles snugly between gently rolling hills and the sea and stretches some 63 kms from its southern most suburbs to its northern most outposts.

I have included the Grampians, McKenzie Falls and Halls Gap in a travelogue even though they are really located in Victoria, because they were part of a stop over on the way back to Melbourne after visiting Adelaide.

Fact :

The Barossa Valley, about 34 miles north of Adelaide, is Australia's most famous wine producing area.

Keeweechic's Adelaide - Adelaide

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The Pie Floater - Adelaide The Pie Floater Restaurants (1)

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The Adelaide Festival - Adelaide The Adelaide Festival Local Customs (7)

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Bits and Bobs - Adelaide Bits and Bobs Local Customs (7)

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    tigerjapan's Profile Photo
    Jan 20, 2005 at 7:46 PM

    Rundle Mall sells the latest designer outfits???? Really?

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    850prc's Profile Photo
    Jan 3, 2005 at 8:33 AM

    I'll be in Adelaide this June. I enjoyed the page, KeeWee and found a lot of valuable information. I may not be able to admit to eating a floater. That means something else in America. :^/ Cheers.

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    Oct 19, 2004 at 9:43 PM

    I have admired your pages since I first joined VT, now I will have a chance to visit. Thanks for the excellent information. Well Done ! Bravo Zulu !

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    May 13, 2003 at 1:58 PM

    Very informative, thanks Keewee. Adelaide is on the list of places to see when I head to Oz this November. Too bad I'll miss the festival, though.

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    Kate-Me's Profile Photo
    Apr 13, 2003 at 8:16 PM

    Sadly, they took away the roller coaster from the top floor of the shopping centre some years ago and just left a part of the fun park there. They took the Clock museum away too.

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    AndyRG's Profile Photo
    Mar 13, 2003 at 7:41 AM

    It's not necessary to mention that this is another great page... The festival (3 weeks!) must be very nice!

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    MEdelmann's Profile Photo
    Jan 18, 2003 at 8:19 AM

    Looks great! Seems worth to visit, not only because of the wine growing areas..... :-))

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    Sweetberry1's Profile Photo
    Aug 13, 2002 at 11:28 PM

    Yes!!! The wines are really good here ;-)) Yummm..

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    miksu's Profile Photo
    Jul 26, 2002 at 10:53 PM

    Beautiful page Keewee...our grandkids would love the toy fact

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    b1bob's Profile Photo
    Jul 17, 2002 at 7:30 PM

    Unusual!

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