Adelaide

We spent two days in Adelaide. On the first day, we took the bus to Rundle Street and strolled the pedestrian zone. On Rundle, there are a few neat arty and architectural things to see: A group of pigs in bronze and two staked spheres in polished silver invite visitors to play around with them. Adelaide Arcade has a spectacular old architecture.

We then moved on to Gouver Street, where we had an extensive lunch in one of the Chinese restaurants with friends who had moved to Australia about a year ago.

After lunch, we strolled back via Light Square and Rundle street to the Northern Terrace, which is a nice ensemble of old-day buildings. We then continued through the Botanical Garden, which is a must-see in Adelaide. Finally we took a bus back to our quarter for a good night sleep.

Adelaide Hills and Hahndorf

The next day, we explored the surroundings of Adelaide. We started with a walk to Waterfall Gully. The area is just being restored from some flooding a few weeks ago.

Next, we drove through the Adelaide Hills, where we got a gorgeous view of Adelaide from above. Lastly, we strolled through Hahndorf, one of the earliest German settlements in Australia and still maintaining the heritage. If you are looking for Weisswurscht and Brez’n – you’ll find it there.

We finished the day with a Thai dinner in a restaurant close to our accommodation in Adelaide – and had no idea of the fun we were going to have again with Europcar the next day.