Thursday, 29 September 2011

All around Adelaide ( near Sydney lol)

Had a sleep in then went to the reception of the hotel to get directions to the free tram into the city. Was told it was a 7 - 10 min walk... so much for the advertised "short stroll from your room" haha . Turned out to be an easy flat 5 minute walk. Walked Rundle Mall got breakfast then rode a few different free buses around the city to see the sights of the city of churches. Best one was a renovated church now used as a film company called HEAVEN . The day started cool but sunny then rain poured for a few minutes before clearing and warming up.
Decided to catch the tram to Glenelg. It was a 30 minute trip. On arrival the weather had turned back to gale. With hair whipped across my face we struggled against the wind to try to make it out onto the pier. After a two steps forward one step back dance we decide the view was just as good from the pier beginning. It resembled St Kilda Beach in Melbourne. Decided the best activity would be hot chips in a cafe sheltered from the gale and that proved a great choice. Rode tram home and raced around getting ready fast to go to Adelaide gaol on a ghost tour. Starving we found a wood fire pizza store on the way and grabbed a pizza which we ate outside the gaol waiting for 7 15 , when we were to enter the gaol.
Our guide was a lady called Alison and her husband. Ok here's the weirdest thing ... Other than the fact I was wearing two cardigans to counteract the freezing conditions lol... The guide began by telling us a few things that had happened at the gaol. At the time I was being my strange self and saying to myself ,well directed at the ghosts :) "if u are here show me something". The guide began rattling on about how jewelry should be checked cause it often gets stolen on tours and found in odd places. Instinctively I touched my left ear and earring- all good. Then I touched my other ear. No earring!! I felt it dangling from my hair!!!! Insert spooky music.
The rest of the tour was fairly uneventful and they did a few slamming doors during stories but I'm not big on those theatricals. In one cellblock a door flap kept opening despite people on the tour closing it continually - the block was a little breezy so I think that was the case. Two people were staying overnight with the guide. I'm not that brave! Brian got chosen to be the whipping boy during the tour :)
Came home and we finished off the pizza we hadn't had time to eat. We had tried to get gelatos at the local shop but it had just closed :(((
Planning to do the zoo tomorrow to see the pandas .
Love Kerry-Anne and BRIAN
PS we found the Haigs chocolate shop ... YUMMO!!!!

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