Friday 16 February 2018: Adelaide Zoo

On our last day and, despite some misgivings as to how it might be, we decided to visit Adelaide Zoo.  We were pleasantly surprised by the excellent conditions which the animals were kept in.  The kangaroos for example were in a compound with relatively low fences surrounding them but, as one of the many zoo volunteers put it: "Why would you want to escape when you have a lovely environment with food on tap and nothing much else to worry about?"

We set off for breakfast on what was our last full day and were soon at the zoo ....

Glued to the pavement!

The Adelaide Fringe Festival was just starting up

Some posh folk were in town that day

Not sure that's how you spell "Elizabeth Interchange"!

Couple of posers - or are they really plastic?!

The highlight of Adelaide Zoo is the fact that it's the only zoo in the southern hemisphere to have giant pandas and they're housed in a superb environment.

Friday 16 February: Our Hotel and the Restaurant Next Door

View from the Roof Garden of the Majestic Roof Garden Hotel!

The Roof Garden

Cosy corner for two on the roof garden

Pizza/pasta restaurant next door - we were frequent customers

Our hotel

Thursday 15 February: Hahndorf

I need it to go on record that I wasn't the one who suggested we go here!

You'll remember that we saw a little bit of France in New Zealand when were in Akaroa.  Well, near Adelaide is a little bit of Germany - Hahndorf.  This was our fourth and last stop of the day on what we had been re-assured several times was not a booze cruise round the wineries - although some clearly thought otherwise.

Just growing by the edge of the car park ...

Once a VW camper van ....

The Commonwealth Games are coming to Australia!

Yikes! Snakes?  Being the dry season I didn't go in the creek!

And back in town again, it seems they've got the busking sorted as well!