Adelaide Botanic Garden

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Another great transit city! After a quick tour of the city on the Free City Loop Bus we walked through the Rundle Street Mall (another great pedestrian mall) and checked out the local bus routes. Very easy …

We were dropped off at the bus terminal and after a short walk we were at our hostel for the next 3 nights. We checked in to what we thought would be a twin room with shared bathroom but we actually got an en-suite plus a balcony so not bad!

Our first day in Adelaide we went and hopped on the free bus which goes round all the city's major …

This morning I had to check out as they messed up my booking and I had to move rooms today. I then had breakfast (free pancakes at hostel) before heading to the Central Markets to meet Erik. It was just food so we walked up and down the aisles and eyes up what we could have for lunch. We also bumped into another girl from our tour whilst there, had …

So we made it to Adelaide after being checked out by the sniffer dogs at customs, Peter and Judy picked us up from the airport, since we'd never met before we had a sign waiting for us in arrivals, we felt like celebrities! As soon as we arrived at their house we immediately felt at home, we didn't want for anything. Peter and Judy are relatives of …

27 november 2012
Eenmaal aangekomen in ‘Adelaide’ gingen we meer uitleg vragen in de toeristische dienst over accommodatie en activiteiten. Er waren geen kampeerterreinen in het stadscentrum maar net erbuiten wel. Dus besloten we die dan maar te nemen voor enkele nachten. In de namiddag gingen na een lange tijd nog eens naar de …

I walked across town to Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute. There is an exhibit of commissioned paintings, sculpture, fiber art, glass, and installations for this show, Deadly: In-between Heaven and Hell. The works touched on the world as shaped by their ancestors and the harmony between their culture and the land and the living hell …

... 's the thing about Adelaide, ask an Adeladian (Adeladite?) what to do there and they'll think for a few minutes, casually mention the Botanic Garden and a museum or two. Then they'll think for a while and almost in an apologetic tone say, "Well, it ...

... finding somewhere to dine out, however settled on the idea of cooking up a dish where Baris was currently parked (in the Botanic garden parking area). Strange you may think however this particular night was open air cinema night and we had a prime spot ...

... first day, I went around, checking out some of the sites.  Went on a tour of the art gallery, saw the botanic garden, visited the market, and gathered information.  I also made the rounds at the backpacker hostel notice boards, looking for ...

... is redeeming itself slightly. Then walk up past all the civic buildings and stop at the gallery for a bit. Ooh, a botanic garden followed by a gallery; someone’s living the middle-class lifestyle! For a small gallery it actually wasn’t bad; ...

... ’ have managed to get us another internet voucher for free. Ah! Other activities include a walk in the beautiful Botanic Garden, a picturesque stroll along the River Torrens, St. Peters Cathedral and a visit to Immigration Museum where Agi can read ...

... my bed and watched youtube videos to our hearts’ content. This travelling business is tiring. On Thursday, we had a walk around Adelaide’s botanic garden, and surrounding park. During a stop under the shade of a tree, the plan to have a no ...

... know what we mean. We got bored and confused going around the National Wine Centre but picked up with a stroll around the Botanic Garden. The beaches were a short drive away fromt he centre but the day we went the wind was blowing fairly strong so ...

... are famous, and rightly so - absolutely spectacular massive figs in huge expanses of lawns as well as all the usual Botanic Garden sort of stuff. Marvellous greenhouse, containing huge, full-size rainforest trees and colonies of birds and invertebrates ...

... bottles walls, oak barrels or grapes feet. After this interesting and interactive experience, we strolled in the near Botanic Garden and Adelaide University area. We spent the beginning of the afternoon exploring the Central Market where we found very ...

... the city with the target to visit the zoo from Adelaide. But when I arrived I saw the price. $26 was too much. After them I decided to visit the botanic garden (free entrance). On the way back I went to the Woolworth and bought something for tomorrow. ...