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Adelaide, South Australia 2004

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In March and April John and I had a fabulous holiday in Singapore and travelling around Australia.

After a fun weekend in Renmark we went to Adelaide, where we stayed in Victoria Square, saw Yvonne in Glenelg and met Mike and Kate.

 

Adelaide Centre

The Torrens River runs through the middle of the city

Perth
Fremantle
Melbourne
Great Ocean Road
Mount Gambier
Coonawarra
Renmark
Adelaide
Sydney
Manly 
Watsons Bay

 

River Torrens, Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

 past the arts festival centre.

 

 

the festival centre, Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Swans on the Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

another of the ubiquitous black swans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the opposite bank is the Adelaide Oval, 

Adelaide Oval,

 

 

where local hero Donald Bradman played some of his finest innings.

 

 

Railway Station ,Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

 

The central station is made of sandstone, which is typical of many of Adelaide's buildings.

 

 

 

Victoria Square

is in the centre of city and contains 

administrative buildings, Victoria Square , Adelaide, South Australia

 

several administrative buildings

 

 

 

 

Fountain, Victorai Square, Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

 

 

                                                                  a fountain

 

 

 

 

 

tram stop Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

 

and it's also the place to catch the tram to Glenelg. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glenelg

Glenelg is a pretty seaside town with a popular beach. 

Yvonne and Donna met us at the tram stop

 

 

At the tram stop we met Yvonne and Donna 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a stroll around the marina 

 

Yvonne, me, Donna at Glenelg, South Australia

and along the jetty.

 

 

 

 

Later at Yvonne and David's look who was cooking the barbie?

note: we were closely supervised by David

Mike & Kate

The following day we met some of my other cousins.

Mike and Debbie took us out for the day.  As you can see once again it was bright and sunny. 

Mike and Debbie at Mount Lofty, South Australia

 

Up in the hills at Mount Lofty was a very pleasant place for lunch.

 

 

 

me and John at Mount Lofty

 

 

 

 

Great views over the sea to Kangaroo Island,

 

 

 

 

Mike, Debbie and me in the hills around Adelaide, South Australia

 

 

On our way back we stopped off for a short walk around this pretty waterfall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then it was back to Mike and Debbie's for tea and to meet Kate and the rest of the family.

Jamie, Casey, Jenna, Mike, Kate, John, Debbie, Jared and Jade

 

Great to meet you all and thanks again for taking us out and showing us a good time!

"Cheers!"

From Adelaide we then spent a week in Sydney.

See the photos from the rest of our travels around Singapore and Australia


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