Adelaide, Southern Australia - Day 1

Today we strolled the beautiful botanical gardens in downtown Adelaide and had a tour of the National Wine Center of Australia including a private tasting with our guide Maria, originally from Colombia. We tasted wines from two local regions, the Barossa and McClaren valleys. Afterwards, we took the convenient tram system to central Adelaide where a once a year food festival was happening. A Taste of Australia. Just our luck! We walked on a pedestrian mall mobbed with people enjoying the sunny, mild and dry weather. Stopped by the well-known chocolatier, Haigh’s, One has to take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime events after all. Next, we visited the South Australia Art Museum which had some interesting pieces including a bull’s hide hung from its hind legs.Read more