Adelaide

I haven't posted as regularly as perhaps I should recently, but rest assured that it's because my time has been filled with activities of vital importance such as

- watching a free pre-screening of a movie tonight ("(500) Days of Summer") with a friend down on Southbank (that being the south bank of the Yarra River, for those of you not yet hip to the lingo)

- booking hostels and such for spring break, which commences in less than two weeks

- walking all the way to my 9 AM lecture this morning only to find it cancelled for the second week in a row (fortunately, I had NOT walked there to find that out last week) ... proceeding to spend lecture time looking at train routes through New Zealand

- reflecting on the fact that people back home are just starting classes while we're already into week 7 of 12

- sometimes even writing essays on such topics as the Black Death and the perceived 'Americanisation' of Australia

As you see, lots happening, but I still wanted to take a few minutes to share some pictures with you. These ones are from the trip I took to Adelaide back during week 4 of classes (when I went on an Outback trip with Arcadia then headed on to Adelaide then Sydney).

Adelaide is a smaller city than Sydney or Melbourne, with a cool mixture of old and new architecture.

My day there was beautifully sunny with perfect warm spring temperatures. The city has lots of parks which are wonderful for lounging, many of them bordered by classically-inspired buildings such as these.

After touring a chocolate factory in the early afternoon of my first day there (and my wonderful used bookstore stop that morning to pick up some Australian plays (unintended result)), I went and sat by the river. Lots of joggers went by on some sort of active business people running event. This black bird floated over to say hi a couple of times.

All in all, Adelaide is a beautiful city, perfect for a wandering day or two of visits.