Our shuttle picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off at the Melbourne airport. We were flying Virgin Australia to Adelaide. The flight was uneventful, and I have to say that I am not impressed with Virgin Australia in that if you want anything other than water to drink, you have to pay for it unless you are in first class.
The shuttle driver who picked us up at Adelaide's airport was a funny man. I am not quite sure what he was going on about other than why did we have so much baggage and why was it so heavy? And, of course, I was to blame, being the female.
The first small glitch in our travel arrangements occurred at the Breakfree Directors Studio—we were given a room with one bed—so it was back downstairs to get sorted out. We have a good size room complete with refrigerator, microwave, kitchen sink, dishes, glasses, and utensils. After sorting out some of our luggage, Trevor and I headed out to explore Adelaide.
We walked around the city, looking at the architecture, and wondered into the mall area where there was a city information office. Trevor had not been to Adelaide before, so we were both newbies, and a woman in the office took us in hand, telling us about the free bus and free tram available for getting around. I also mentioned that we would be going in search of McLeod's Daughters, and she remembered that they had received some flyers about a tour. A tour! I had not been able to find anything before leaving for Australia, so this was lucky.
We visited the Museum of South Australia's very interesting exhibit on aboriginal cuture and saw a massive skeleton of a sperm whale. The museum is close to the University of Adelaide campus, and we mingled with the college kids while waiting for the free bus.
We stopped for a gelato up the street from the hotel:
We drank one of our bottles of Yarra Valley chardonnay and got ready for the next day's adventure to the Barossa Valley wine region.
The shuttle driver who picked us up at Adelaide's airport was a funny man. I am not quite sure what he was going on about other than why did we have so much baggage and why was it so heavy? And, of course, I was to blame, being the female.
The first small glitch in our travel arrangements occurred at the Breakfree Directors Studio—we were given a room with one bed—so it was back downstairs to get sorted out. We have a good size room complete with refrigerator, microwave, kitchen sink, dishes, glasses, and utensils. After sorting out some of our luggage, Trevor and I headed out to explore Adelaide.
It is a city filled with restaurants representing foods from all over the world. Most were closed; however, we found a Thai restaurant where lots of people were eating, and, as Trevor said, go where the people are. The food was good, and once sated, we took off again. A little further up the street was the Adelaide Market. Now this market is almost all grocery items, so whatever we had meant to get in Melbourne, we were not going to find here.
We walked around the city, looking at the architecture, and wondered into the mall area where there was a city information office. Trevor had not been to Adelaide before, so we were both newbies, and a woman in the office took us in hand, telling us about the free bus and free tram available for getting around. I also mentioned that we would be going in search of McLeod's Daughters, and she remembered that they had received some flyers about a tour. A tour! I had not been able to find anything before leaving for Australia, so this was lucky.
We visited the Museum of South Australia's very interesting exhibit on aboriginal cuture and saw a massive skeleton of a sperm whale. The museum is close to the University of Adelaide campus, and we mingled with the college kids while waiting for the free bus.
We stopped for a gelato up the street from the hotel:
We drank one of our bottles of Yarra Valley chardonnay and got ready for the next day's adventure to the Barossa Valley wine region.
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