Adelaide

Yes you are correct Adelaide is not part of Perth. If it was an outer suburb it would be 2700km from the Perth CBD. Last weekend August 27 to 29 Kathryn and I flew to Adelaide for a conference I was to attend on the Saturday.

We stayed with our friends Isaac and Wendy who have house that overlooks the Torrens River Linear Park. There was actually water flowing doen the Torrens, which usually resembles a creek! It seems that the winter rains we have missed out on have been gained by South Australia and Vistoria.

My intention was to walk the 10km into Adelaide on the Saturday morning. I arose too late so settled for the 15 minute walk through the Linear Park to Paradise O-Bahn interchange, and then a 15 minute work to the Adelaide Christadelphian Hall for the conference. This Hall is in the Adelaide CBD. So all up I had about an hours walk for the day. I'm surprised the O-Bahn idea of busses running upto 100km on their own concrete tracks has not caught on elsewhere in the world. It is unique to Adelaide's 12km of track and one other track in Germany.

Many people criticise Adelaide as a city, but I always enjoy the feel of the place when I give it a visit. The architecture is quit interesting. Many grand house and building were built in Adelaide before Perth had any money to really develop. Adelaide these days is over shadowed by Perth, but Perth has very few classy late 18th century homes that Adelaide has. The city is also quite attractive as it was well laid out with wide streets in the CBD. They also had no convicts like the rest of the Australian capital cities.

It looks like next weekend I won't get much of a walk in as there is a wedding to attend Saturday, we will see Isaac and Wendy again as they are over for the wedding.

Linear Park Torrens River (note water) on way to Paradise Interchange

View form Isaac and Wendy's house

Tram in Adelaide CBD

Adelaide Christadelphian Hall - referred to as the Temple

An 18th Century duplex, typical Adelaide style