"ADELAIDE" Adelaide by dmirebella
Adelaide Travel Guide: 973 reviews and 2,115 photos
Adelaide is a feast in every way. Its a facinating blend of the old and new, relaxed, muted and entirely original.
Side walk cafe culture is part of its charm - in fact its said there are more restaurants per head of population here than anywhere else in Australia. From what I hear as well -- Adelaide is also where much of the Aussie cuisine delighting the world is being created. ..
On the other hand, lets be honest - Adelaide is NOT a large city. Its more like a somewhat big town. But just because it does not have the hustle and the bustle of the city does not mean that it is a complete non-entity. PLEASE. Many a small city hides hidden treasures..it just takes some "digging" after all. From the Germanisque village of Handorf to the Barossa valley - all good comes to thise who wait :-)
Adelaide offers a relaxed yet sophisticated City environment for residents and visitors alike - the perfect gateway to South Australia's many and varied attractions.
Adelaide is also the wine capital of Australia - six out of the top 10 Australian wines are made within a few hours drive of the City - the most popular naturally being Barossa which is a mere 40 mins drive away !
SA as named is at southern half of Australia - between the states of WA and VIC. Adelaide is the capital city and is very well recognised for its quaint use of space and city layout - not to mention retainment of elegant architecture. The Adelaide hills are beautiful with many trees planted from around the world, including England. SA was settled by FREE immigrants - migrants not convicts -with its immigrants settling in the Hills, Barossa etc largely from Germany or Italy. The same German immigrants then started the wine industry in SA.
- Pros:Friendly folks, gorgeous *albeit cold* weather during autumn and winter.
- Cons:Rather quiet in comparison to the other Australian cities.
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You were the featured member, and nice to see an Aussie as one. Nice tips on Adelaide, the Roses are beautiful there, wish I could grow them as well in Queensland, too hot and humid.
G'day, Ðeepa ! Thanks for your nice pages! ~ Take care ~
Hey Miss "D" I am fine, and how are you??? Wah " LUVVY" you weren't suppose to tell everyone my nick name lah!! =) hahahaha Cheeeeers B-out }i{
Hi, I am back from Adelaide and Kangaroo Island. KI was wonderful - sealions, seals, penguins, koalas, kangaroos... Have you been there? All the best.
the wall does look interesting...
It would be incredible to see your beautiful town:) Regards from Poland:) You should come here during your Europe tour;)
My wife is taking the train from Darwin to Sydney and has a two day layover in Adelaine. This page really helps..she will enjoy the region.
Thanks for popping by my Adelaide page. You live in a great city. Your pages put me to shame... I'll have to get to work. Have you been to The Greek on Halifax? We loved that place!!
sounds like a great place! wow, so melbourne isn't the only city in aus with trams :D
,,,since i've joined VT downunder pages are my faves,,,!i'll keep track on yurs,,,,