Sydney - Adelaide
Back in Adelaide at last, we've experienced the highs and lows of train travel in Australia. We took the Indian Pacific here from Sydney. On the whole it was a nice experience - there was a louge car where we could grab a table, spread out and play some cards. Unfortunately, we had to sleep in our seats (not always easy) so I only got about 5 hours sleep. Also, despite bringing our own food, I cracked and got a coffee from the buffet car. They tell me it was coffee anyway.
We arrived in Adelaide and checked into Annie's Place which is a lovely hostel on the west side of town. It's not far from the YHA where we stayed last time. It's quite cool though because it's closer to the train station (that's good because we had to walk). We were supposed to get picked up by the hostel, but we wound up walking because we'd just spent the best part of 24 hours sitting down and it felt good to walk. Also, there were a few other people walking into town too, so we had a good chat with a German girl who was going the same way. Also, we got a free night's stay because the hostel woman felt bad that she said she'd pick us up - and we got a room upgrade too. So all in all I think we came out on top!
One of the things I am quite keen to do on our world travels is see various sports that we wouldn't see in the UK. I was pretty chuffed therefore to track down tickets for an aussie "rules" football game (I use the word 'rules' - but I still can't quite figure it out). The game involved Adelaide (Crows) playing Richmond (Tigers) at AAMI stadium. There was plenty of cheering (for the crows), booing (of the opposition as well as the ref) and mocking (of the Richmond players missing goals). See the report here. Anyway, despite not knowing most of the rules, it was a great spectacle and we had a good time.
Just before we left, the heavens opened and it pelted down with rain. It's nice to see that the weather here can have its nasty moments too!
We're now in Alice Springs - in the middle of the continent and surrounded by desert (that's sandy desert, not sweet desert...) looking foward to going to Uluru and King's Canyon. More about that when we get back.
Finally, I hear from a certain little bird (Tamble) that Mars will now be veggie again. Hooray! I still won't be eating them anyway, but at least I can if I want to...
We arrived in Adelaide and checked into Annie's Place which is a lovely hostel on the west side of town. It's not far from the YHA where we stayed last time. It's quite cool though because it's closer to the train station (that's good because we had to walk). We were supposed to get picked up by the hostel, but we wound up walking because we'd just spent the best part of 24 hours sitting down and it felt good to walk. Also, there were a few other people walking into town too, so we had a good chat with a German girl who was going the same way. Also, we got a free night's stay because the hostel woman felt bad that she said she'd pick us up - and we got a room upgrade too. So all in all I think we came out on top!
One of the things I am quite keen to do on our world travels is see various sports that we wouldn't see in the UK. I was pretty chuffed therefore to track down tickets for an aussie "rules" football game (I use the word 'rules' - but I still can't quite figure it out). The game involved Adelaide (Crows) playing Richmond (Tigers) at AAMI stadium. There was plenty of cheering (for the crows), booing (of the opposition as well as the ref) and mocking (of the Richmond players missing goals). See the report here. Anyway, despite not knowing most of the rules, it was a great spectacle and we had a good time.
Just before we left, the heavens opened and it pelted down with rain. It's nice to see that the weather here can have its nasty moments too!
We're now in Alice Springs - in the middle of the continent and surrounded by desert (that's sandy desert, not sweet desert...) looking foward to going to Uluru and King's Canyon. More about that when we get back.
Finally, I hear from a certain little bird (Tamble) that Mars will now be veggie again. Hooray! I still won't be eating them anyway, but at least I can if I want to...
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