| Page Views: 3,771 Last Visit to Adelaide: November, 2005 I Used To Live Here | ADELAIDE by dmirebella - last update: Nov 5, 2005 |
The Festival State | Is it any wonder why I am drawn to this monument ? |
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 ! |
| map courtesy of the Lonely Planet |
| | South Australia (SA) 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. |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
| Pros: | "Friendly folks, gorgeous *albeit cold* weather during autumn and winter." | | Cons: | "Rather quiet in comparison to the other Australian cities." |
dmirebella's Adelaide Travel Tips
 dmirebella's Adelaide Travelogues | | | |
|
 Comments for dmirebella about Adelaide | | | | |
balhannah Thu Apr 23, 2009 08:09 UTC
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. | hunterV Sun Nov 9, 2008 10:43 UTC
G'day, Šeepa ! Thanks for your nice pages! ~ Take care ~ | BlaTboy Wed Sep 27, 2006 09:08 UTC
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{ | wcph Mon Dec 19, 2005 23:11 UTC
Hi, I am back from Adelaide and Kangaroo Island. KI was wonderful - sealions, seals, penguins, koalas, kangaroos... Have you been there? All the best. |
|
|
email me
add as friend
