FRIDAY, MAR. 6: ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

“Adelaide, Adelaide – Prettiest Town the Ozzies Ever Made.”
1. Adelaide is known for its mild climate and countless manicured parks. Unfortunately, the trees and gardens have suffered enormously in the current 12 year drought. The dry ground these birds are pecking is pretty common.
2. On a morning tour we sampled Australian wines at the University of Southern Australia. First time we have seen that on a University Campus!
3. A giant fig tree is surviving the drought.
4. The site for the city of Adelaide was selected and the layout was designed by this gentleman, Colonel William Light, and the city is known as one of Australia’s most livable.
5. Rundle Mall – the pedestrian shopping street – these porkers won’t be on the barbie!
6. The Kangaroo and Emu (pronounced “Emew”!) are in the emblem of Australia. This is the entrance to the Adelaide Arcade.
7. German Lutherans were early settlers and they brought their farming and craftsman skills to this town of “free-settlers”. Bethlehem Lutheran Church is one of the many churches in this “City of Churches”.
8. Central Market – the largest City Market in the Southern Hemisphere with 250 stores under one roof.
9. We couldn’t have set this one up!
10. Victoria Square is the center of the one square mile business district which is also anchored by four other parks and a green belt – an urban oasis in a city of a million people.