Hilton Adelaide

... Adelaide and the train slowed down.  We pulled into the station at Adelaide at about 2:15 pm.  I took at taxie to the Adelaide Hilton on Victoria Square.  They were expecting me and gave me a free room upgrade to a very nice room on the ...

... . Sat in airport for a while and finally got to Adelaide -cold, grey weather, unfortunately. Now going from the Sydney Hilton to the Adelaide Hilton gave us a bit of traveller's grumps-you know, the sort where you are all ready to relax and enjoy a comfy ...

Soooooo... Am 8. November sind wir dann in Melbourne Aufgebrochen und nach Adelaide gefahren. Wir buchten eine Bustour von Melbourne Southern Cross Station nach Adelaide Bus Station. Man koennte auf der Karte fast meinen, dass es ein Katzensprung sei. ...

... the market (after we found some Aussie kids' books for Kellen) and we took an old tram to Gleneg, the seaside town outside of Adelaide. It was cold and a wintry day, so we just walked around the beach, and watched Kellen scramble up rocks. Of course, ...

... de beroerde nacht op het vliegveld. Eerst even een heel klein beetje bijgeslapen en daarna wat verschillende dingen gelezen... Ik kende Adelaide immers al vrij goed. Omdat ik me tot aan vrijdag niet wilde vervelen besloot ik eens te kijken of er ...

... . And we wait. Then wait some more..... Sarah arrives 2 hours later than she should have been, after getting somewhat lost in Adelaide....the lads have all disappeared in a huff, thinking they had been stood up, so Sarah and I went for lunch together ...

Well we have seen Adelaide for the past two days. Photos don't do justice to all the wonderful public art here. Museums are great, lots on the Aborigines. We've been told that we now belong to the SKI club - even without snow. SKI stands for ...

1st: 15-17 Feb 2009 Flight Training School... Nice... It was a very exiting new experience to be a "pilot" for 30 minutes... 2nd: 19-21 Apr 2009 This time I just went to the same church right across the hotel, and go to Rundle Mall, and to the Central ...

... up and wanted to taste a (tiny) piece of luxury to remember what it feels like in civilization. Therefore, in Adelaide we've stayed at the downtown Hilton (Thank you lastminute.com!).  So, here we are, driving our van downtown in the Friday rush ...

... bus they were supposed to be on.  Eventually, everyone was aboard the correct transportation.  It is a long drive back to Adelaide, but it was actually longer than it would have been because our bus driver had to make several stops to pick up ...

... ons heerlijk twee uur op het strand vermaakt en nu zit ik met mijn laptopje in de scahduw ergens in de Botanic Garden van Adelaide. Morgen vliegen we naar Alice Springs en pikken we weer een campertje op. Het wordt een warme tweede deel van onze roadtrip, ...

The jet lag has finally let up enough for me to write the final blog entry for the Europe trip. I arrived back in Adelaide on Wednesday morning after a seven hour flight from Singapore. I was hoping to have been able to see the coast of Australia as the ...

... there...but lying awake my first night there I couldn't help but feel that $250 a night for the Hilton up the road might not be such a bad idea! Adelaide is a beautiful city, once you get away from main shopping areas. It's surrounded by parkland, ...

... stirred myself, sorted my washing, washed my hair without the aid of added China Sea Salt and got dressed for a lunch at the Hilton with Granny, Ian Rankin and a recently Rankin signed book. Okay so it turned out to be more of a lecture, well delivered, ...

... But we're back in business. Alright.  Don't tell anyone but we like Melbourne best.  Yes, we haven't traveled to Adelaide or Darwin or Cairns or raken the 6 hour boat ride to Tasmania but still.....Melbourne is pretty fantastic.  It could ...

... the city as well as many other walking groups. Got something to eat at Subway and found out it is the only Subway in Vienna, Adelaide would have at least 30 or 40. Had a drive through the Vienna Woods this afternoon, would have been good to have more ...

... of its residents. Obviously I'm not hanging around all the 'right' places (i.e. you're not going to find me at the Hilton or some Michelin star restaurant) but I definitely feel like a more comprehensive social security system wouldn't go amiss. I go to ...