Joanna James
Adelaide is a popular destination and is known as the capital of South Australia. The city is well planned to make it easy to get about too. Here are a few places that might pique your interest if you plan on visiting the city.
If you are feeling like you need to wake up a little more, a walk by the river is the perfect way to begin a beautiful day of exploration. With deciduous trees on its banks, crews sailing across the river and a pavilion, the river walk will give you a bit of an English feel to the atmosphere. If you feel like a river cruise, the Popeye boats operating since 1879 are always an option. You will also find bridges connecting to the Oval and other parks and ancient buildings along the river.
Made of glass, 3 awesome structures house all sorts of plants in a garden of 50 hectares. Here, you'll see wetlands, carefully manicured rose gardens and even an Australian forest. The best part is that there is an effective water system to provide sufficient water for the plants. One of the greenhouses here shelter Amazonian waterlily that has been here since 1868.
Its time to set out leaving the comforts of your accommodation in Glenelg to explore the very framework of the city. Since Adelaide was one of the first cities formed by free settlers, the architecture of the years gone by have survived and history lives on today. There are several city tours you could sign up for on your holiday, but a leisurely saunter through the streets of Adelaide could feel quite refreshing too. Look out for the railway stations, war memorial, museum, art gallery and university.
If you are love art, then you would probably be interested in exploring the alleyways of Adelaide! The city's folk clearly have a lot of talent in terms of art and the street murals are proof of that. The artists are, no doubt highly appreciated here in Adelaide as there are no tags as they do in other places. Melbourne is known throughout the world for its street art culture, but now, Adelaide and many other cities have been rising up to gain fame in this area as well. Not to mention, street art is always great for an Instagram post too.
Before we move on, Himeji is a historic place in Japan known for the most theatrical castles of the feudal period. Himeji Gardens in Adelaide is a short drive away from hotels like Oaks Glenelg Plaza Pier Suites and was a gift from its sister city in Japan. The place is full of raked gardens with greenery that looks great with the whole Japanese setting. Try to time your visit for spring for a wonderful experience.
Shopping is indeed one of the most important things to do when on holiday and Rundle Mall is a great place to start off.
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