29/03/13
It's Good Friday back in singapore and here too...
The streets were so so quiet. shops all closed.
But we've got so much time before our flight.
So we walked and walked and walked again...
Finally we gave up and went to our hideout- Central Bus station!
To sum up the whole trip:
Adelaide is by far the most relaxed places i have went thus far. Remote and isolated. Perhaps to some it's really boring here. which is true lah.
Guess i wont be visiting it again any sooner. lol... ppl are really nice and welcoming. compared to landscape, of course, nth can beat my New Zealand. :)
Photos:
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28/03/13 (Thurs)
Adelaide City Highlights
Half day city highlight tour. But i guess the most highlighted part of the tour is the chocolate factory!
Yummy. It's the quality not the quantity that they care about. It's not exported out too bcos they 'dun care abt expanding'.
went to the colonel light's lookout to have a nice view of the Adelaide's cityview.
Drove past the Glenelg Esplanade to drop a few of us off..
We had about more than 5 hours to tour around before meeting sis's friend for dinner.
so we walked and walked and walked. no idea where to go so we just go according to our instincts.
had a nice dinner at San Churro. chocolates again. yes. super nice. and we are full just by having the churros and a fruit chocolates dip.
Yummy!
Happy Easter day! :)
Photos:
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27/03/13 (Wed)
Victor Harbor & McLaren Vale Highlights
Another day for a full day trip out.
Had a stopover at the Scottish town of Strathalbyn on the banks of the Angas River.
It's was a 180 degree turnover lah. was so hot yesterday and it's so cold today! must be the rain!
Strong wind and cool air. i really dun mind...
drove past the old river port of Goolwa where the Murray meets Lake Alexandrina.
Had a photo stopover at Port Elliot too. As usual, amazing sea views!
Lunch time at Victor Harbor and we stroll along local crafts ad cafes. Too bad the famous horse tram was cancelled. so... we camwhore lor...
Also drove through the Horseshoe Bay, Rosetta Heads and Encounter Bay which was famous in whaling history.
And then it's to the McLaren Vale region to view the iron stone cottages and almond groves too. After that it's free time to explore the streets too. chocolates again...
Back to adelaide at about 5 plus. Really glad that Woolworths opened till 9pm. Time for dinner shopping again! lol... Fried maggi...
Photos:
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26/03/13 (Tues)
Barossa & Hahndorf Wine Experience
Rise and shine!
We didnt want to miss our bus so we went to the central bus station to have our breakfast.
then we set off in a small group to the Barossa Valley for some wine tasting at the famous Jacobs Creek Winery. had about 7 glasses?! red wines is really not my liking...
after that we went to the Mengler Hill Lookout to have a view of the whole valley.
somehow it's similar to Perth but the color is just not right. lol... guess it's the season...
After that, it's another round of tasting at the Saltram Wine Estate in Angaston. Really had too much wine in a day, so i pour away the red wines after a few sips.
finally, it's lunch. i need some food to keep me away from getting too tipsy.
I had my roasted chicken while sis had her favourite German sausages. The food there really taste nice and it's immersed in so much smashed potatoes. It's either we eat too slow or the ppl there just eat too fast.
Drop by at the Herbig Family Tree in Springton. Apparently this family lived under the tree for many many years with 6 children! Cant imagine that....
We had a little free time at Hahndorf, Auss oldest German settlements.
Bought souvenirs and tasted some of their food.
The highlight of the whole trip i must say, is the Koala Spotting!
Optional tour from our guide. Amazing to see these cute animals out in the wild instead of seeing them in the wildlife park.
Cute creatures hugging on the tree, sleeping and spending their relaxed lives up on the top of the tree. Envious.
Westerners are the friendliest i must say. 2 days out in their land and i dun feel any slightest outcast. Warm and friendly. If only Asians are half like them.
Photos:
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25/03/13 (Mon)
Booked a tour with Euro-asia during the Groupon sale.
Airport Tax was about $425. Visa was $20.
Anyway, to total up, it cost $1166 per person.
Wasnt cheap but it wasnt expensive either because we are flying by Singapore Airlines.
Hotel throughout the stay was at Oaks Embassy or otherwise known as Precinct.
Not bad though. Was near to the station and most of the places of interests.
And so, let's begin the journey! Bcos blogger had a limit on the amt of photos uploaded, I hv decided not to post all the photos up here. You guys can access these photos in my Facebook. :)
Let's begin...
It's D-day to the city of churches! Woke up early in the morning at about 2.30am??!!
Dad and mum sent us both to the airport before they go for their work. So we have a lot of free time to roam around the airport and their duty freessss. Had a long 6hrs of flight with quite an empty plane.
Reached Adelaide at about 5pm local timing. Luckily the airport is quite small, so it's easy to make our way out to find the shuttle bus.
Got to our apartment pretty fast and was happy with the surprised upgrade too. And they have a tight security system too.
After we settle all our things, awed by the spaciousness, off we went to find supermarket! All the shops were closed at 5 pm and we dun wanna spent too much money on the dinner too. And since we have such a fully equipped kitchen, y not cook?
Only managed to find a nearby PRC-opened supermarkets. Not really a nice supermarket though. All the biscuits were EXPIRED! So we just got the bare minimum and faster get out from there.
Simple dinner, kimchi noodles!
Photos:
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