"Adelaide" Adelaide by Kate-Me

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ADELAIDE CITY

The city of Adelaide was named after Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of Germany (named I assume by one of the many hundreds of German settlers who arrived in South Australia in the 1830s)

Adelaide is one of my favourite Australian cities with a layout I really admire. Driving through it it is so easy and feels more like a large country town than quite a large city. The streets are extremely well l laid out (unlike the rabbit warren of some of Sydney's streets, and the confusing one way streets of Hobart). Much of central Adelaide is in square grid fashion with parks in the centres)

Parks

There are many other nice parks and open spaces in Adelaide. It is quite a green city, with beautiful neighbouring hillside scenery of the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley.

The Torrens River flows through part of the city and almost right to the door of the Adelaide Zoo.
Here we see one of the tourist cruises on the river in flat topped "Popeye" boats.

The City of Churches

Adelaide is known as the City of Churches, for its many fine stone churches.

There is also much other stone architecture, which I really like. There are many grand heritage style buildings, including the Adelaide Casino.

The very large amount of stone usage in buildings and houses throughout the city I believe almost surpasses even Hobart, Australia's 2nd established city.
As far as cities with intact heritage buildings go, it also seems fairly equal with Hobart.
Unlike some other Australian capital cities where the new can dominate over old, in Adelaide I feel that both achieve a good balance.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Great city, beaches, rolling hills - much to offer
  • Cons:Difficult to find parking in the city over 30 mins allowance
  • In a nutshell:A wonderfully livable city which feels like a country town
  • Last visit to Adelaide: Jan 2003
  • Intro Updated Dec 9, 2003
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  • belgianchocolate's Profile Photo
    Sep 4, 2003 at 10:59 PM

    There is a divine bakery in Goslar (Germany)...the sort like place where I will go to when I die...I can eat all day and I don't turn fat. ;-)

  • whitecliff62's Profile Photo
    Apr 18, 2003 at 11:07 PM

    The revolving restaurant sounds great, or was it you had to much to drink and the room was spinning hahahaha.

  • dlandt's Profile Photo
    Apr 9, 2003 at 7:37 PM

    Nice beginning

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