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Adelaide Street Art

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Like most cities Adelaide has its share of murals. I really love wandering around the city and coming across these works of art down little side streets, on old buildings, fences,old walls - anywhere. The pictures speak for themselves. I only wish I could tell you more about the street artists who created them. This first set is actually in the city centre. Adelaide's city centre is the square mile which was originally set out by Colonel William Light. It was planned as a neat grid of streets surrounded by parklands. In each of the four corners is a park area known as a"square". It is a very simple plan and makes navigating around the city very easy and uncomplicated, especially compared with other Australian capital cities which were unplanned and just 'grew'. On the corner of Waymouth and Tatham Streets Anster Street, just off Waymouth Street I couldn,t fit this large mural in one shot, so you will just have to imagine them joined.  This mura
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Adelaide Oval

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Adelaide has a proud history of sporting achievements for such a small (population-wise) state and  we are proud of our newest sporting arena, the new Adelaide Oval ,a world class sporting venue.  It was not initially supported by everyone as it was expensive to build and many thought the money could have been better spent elsewhere, but three years on it is now accepted by most as a great asset to our fair city. It has been praised and acclaimed as one of the great sporting venues by everyone who visits as spectators or players and it has become a "must see" for interstate and overseas visitors. Approached across landscaped parklands on the banks of the River Torrens, the oval is an impressive sight. In the football season the walkway across the Torrens is a sea of happy footballer followers dressed either in the red, blue and yellow of the Adelaide Crows or the black, white and teal of the Port Power AFL teams. The entries  to the stadium are modern and
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Adelaide Central Market

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One of my favourite places to visit in Adelaide is the Adelaide Central Market a wonderful place to shop or even just to explore. Situated just off  Victoria Square , right in the centre of Adelaide, it is one of the best tourist assets we have, though probably does not get the recognition it deserves. The original market was set up for local growers to sell their produce, but now it is a vibrant, colourful market full of stalls selling all manner of  produce from fruit and vegetables, local fish and seafood, meat, small goods, gourmet delicacies, asian groceries and a variety of other goods. The market area is surrounded by small variety shops selling just about everything, restaurants, wine bars and an Asian Food Hall. It is full of colour, life, music and a happy throng of visitors.  As a child I would be taken by my parents every Friday n
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Botanic Gardens 3

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The third and final posting for the Botanic Gardens. These pictures need no words - just some of my favourite photos. Macros from the gardens. First the beautiful lotus. Liz Needle Linking with Our World Tuesday Macro Monday
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