{"id":1031,"date":"2010-08-17T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T10:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayl.id.au\/?page_id=1031"},"modified":"2017-08-17T00:48:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:48:53","slug":"adelaide-pg-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mayl.id.au\/?page_id=1031","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide Pg 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sat 14th<\/sup>
\nBreakfast.\u00a0 Scrambled eggs on toast minus tomato sauce.\u00a0 Sorry, said I wasn\u2019t going to mention that again but couldn\u2019t resist.\u00a0 As I write holiday stories I get a glimpse of what poor David puts up with on a daily basis LOL<\/p>\n

Today was to be the Adelaide Christmas Pageant, but with a forecast max of 39\u00b0C yet again \u2018they\u2019 were not expecting the crowds to be out in force.\u00a0 We decided, without much thought needed, that even a reduced crowd was too many for us and that we would go and check out The Parade at Norwood.\u00a0 I\u2019d forgotten it existed but as I\u2019d glanced over a suburb map to see what to do for the day my little eyes lit up with joy.\u00a0 This was a place I\u2019d been asked for many, many times at directories so I was now eager to see what it was like.<\/p>\n

We walked to Currie Street to catch the bus to Norwood but the road was closed off because of the pageant route.\u00a0 Fair enough, but where to from here?\u00a0 There were 2 parked buses the other side of the cones along with a couple of supervisors wearing \u2018hi vis vests\u2019.\u00a0 Trust me, we know a bus supervisor when we see one!\u00a0 So we went and asked where to catch the bus and were told to go to Light Square.\u00a0 It was 39\u00b0C on the asphalt in the city so off we walked with my sore feet the half a kilometre to Light Square and found another bus supervisor.\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 This one told us we had to walk \u2018just literally around the corner and you\u2019ll find the bus\u2019.\u00a0 But when we walked \u2018literally around the corner\u2019 the 2 buses there were not moving either.\u00a0 Yet another supervisor told us these were only reserve buses and we had to walk to Grenfell Street!\u00a0 Too many chiefs and not enough indians me thinks \u2013 stop supervising and get driving fellas!\u00a0 But all were friendly so we forgive them.<\/p>\n

Grenfell Street, and a bus stop with the right number on it at last.\u00a0 And along came a bus after about 5 minutes and we gratefully boarded and sat in the shade of its roof.\u00a0 By this time the cones for the cordoned off pageant route were mostly removed and we could have stayed where we\u2019d started out and caught the bus from there!\u00a0 The next thing we know is that our bus is making a U-turn because there were fences across the road and a horse, complete with rider, trotting across the middle of it!\u00a0 The road was closed because of an equestrian event!\u00a0 It was all happening in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

We watched carefully where we were going and saw for ourselves where to get off once we\u2019d turned onto Norwood Parade.\u00a0 It was just a street with shops along it but very nice.\u00a0 In all honesty, the bus trip had been shorter than the distance we\u2019d walked to catch the jolly bus in the first place!\u00a0 Can\u2019t win \u2018em all.\u00a0 But it was thankfully the same direction as we’d travelled already, not doubling back on our weary footsteps.<\/p>\n

The first shop we saw was a Baskin Robbins and David asked if I\u2019d like an ice cream and it didn\u2019t take me long to answer \u2018yes please!\u2019\u00a0 It’s funny how we eat ice cream while on holidays as we never touch it at home.\u00a0 We had a nice little explore along the road, just window shopping and looking around, but eventually saw some crocks shoes outside a sport shop and I decided to try on a pair.\u00a0 Everyone I know who has these rave about how comfortable they are and I really<\/span> needed some comfy shoes!\u00a0 I bought a pair and we continued our exploring but not for long as David had only bought 2 hour bus tickets so we had to get on the bus back to the city.\u00a0 And, just for a change, went to Woolies in Rundle Mall to buy something for a late lunch.\u00a0 We\u2019d looked for something to bring back with us in Norwood but because we were hurrying for the bus did not find anything mutually agreeable.\u00a0 We also needed to buy a black marker pen and some labels for our cases ready for the boat \u2013 we had to label our cases with our cabin number. \u00a0The rest of our shopping list, composed by David in honour of my feet was \u2018corn pads, back brace, stretcher and possible wheelchair!\u2019\u00a0 After Woolies we found the tram stop to be overly busy so walked the rest of the way back to the hotel.\u00a0 By which time my crocks had given me a new blister!<\/p>\n

I decided that now was the time to do my belly dance for David.\u00a0 (The tradition of a holiday bellydance performance had started in Fiji in April ’09 and has continued since.)\u00a0 It was supposed to have been for on the boat (his birthday) but we had no idea if there would be room in our cabin.\u00a0 I\u2019d had a quick practice in the bathroom of the hotel the day before and I really couldn\u2019t do what needed doing in that tiny space so thought it best to dance now in case the cabin was as cramped.\u00a0 David prepared the music while I got changed and then the dance went so well that I did a second one for him as well.\u00a0 I did the one I\u2019d choreographed myself first and then the one to a Shakira song that we\u2019ve been learning in class.\u00a0 It was fun and I was only the teensiest bit nervous\/self-conscious whereas the last time I\u2019d been really a lot of both!\u00a0 He liked it and that\u2019s the main thing.<\/p>\n

Then we watched Tiger Woods again to see how he was going, and I took a nap until it was time to think about dinner.\u00a0 This time from my list we chose \u2018Mapo Korean\u2019, and off we walked to Gouger Street.\u00a0 The girl that greeted us was very nice but looked doubtful as to whether they could accommodate us unless we could eat and be gone in an hour.\u00a0 Everyone that\u2019s ever eaten with me will know that this would be impossible, but then a guy came and said that it was no trouble and came and found a table for us.\u00a0 The restaurant was nicely decorated in black, white and red and the table had cloth napkins and silver chopsticks with an array of glasses.\u00a0 We had never eaten Korean before but enjoyed looking through the menu and chose an entr\u00e9e and main course each, but all to share.<\/p>\n

The entrees were amazing and delicious, though David had me in stitches with his chopstick antics \u2013 deliberately done – he loves to make people laugh!\u00a0 In the end he beckoned the waitress and said \u201cPlease could I have a knife and fork as these must be the most useless implements known to man!\u201d\u00a0 She and I both laughed.<\/p>\n

David\u2019s choice of main was really nice but mine had a problem and didn\u2019t \u2018feel right\u2019.\u00a0 Eventually I realised it was just really fatty and of course I don\u2019t usually eat much fat \u2013 if any!\u00a0 We were sharing anyway so we cleared all of David\u2019s but barely ate half of mine.\u00a0 However, would we eat Korean again?\u00a0 Yes, definitely!\u00a0 We did not have dessert.\u00a0 This restaurant, as perhaps indicated by the cloth napkins and silver looking chopsticks, was yet another that was not cheap.\u00a0 But all had been really nice and I would happily go to any of them again.<\/p>\n

We walked back home and watched \u2018The Body Guard\u2019 on TV before bed.<\/p>\n

Sun 15th<\/sup>
\nAfter our usual breakfast we decided to wander up beside the river to the museum.\u00a0 We admired the mummy ducks and babies along the way \u2013 so adorable!\u00a0 I\u2019d fancied visiting the museum all along but David had not, however, we really had run out of things to do so he said OK.\u00a0 It was 40\u00b0C this day so the museum allowed us to take water bottles in with us \u2013 they don\u2019t usually.\u00a0 We had to check David\u2019s backpack in with security before we were allowed in.<\/p>\n

I was very conscious that this activity was not something David was enjoying so we pretty much skimmed around, which was good in some ways or I\u2019d have read everything in sight and got kicked out at closing time.\u00a0 The Aboriginal displays were fairly boring very quickly, though there were a lot of things from Fiji and areas like that which were more interesting \u2013 perhaps because these were new to us, perhaps because they were smaller displays.<\/p>\n

And then we found ourselves back at the beginning.\u00a0 Hey, hang on!\u00a0 Where are the rocks?\u00a0 These were what I\u2019d gone for!\u00a0 We had to look closely at the map to figure out how to find the rocks, but we got there and David allowed me to slow down and drool my way around all of the displays here.<\/p>\n

\"Adelaide

Adelaide Museum - Cerussite<\/p><\/div>\n

This is Cerussite \u2013 isn\u2019t it amazing?<\/p>\n

And below some \u2018Mesolite with stilbite\u2019.\u00a0 No matter the name, it\u2019s so pretty!<\/p>\n

After finally dragging me away from the rocks we went into the shop.<\/p>\n

\"Adelaide

Adelaide Museum - Mesolite<\/p><\/div>\n

David didn\u2019t want to shop but I won \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Anyway, amongst everything we found some gorgeous fluffy monkeys that made quite an authentic sound when you pressed their tummies and couldn\u2019t resist, so bought one each for Jamie and Andrew. It’s such fun having grandchildren so you can have an excuse to buy these cute things!<\/p>\n

We decided to have lunch here in the air-conditioning and were really surprised at the menu.\u00a0 Expecting soggy pies or dried up sandwiches as our choices we ended up getting a really nice garlic pasta dish each and there was even wine available for those who wished.\u00a0 But paper napkins LOL\u00a0 It was wonderful food though!<\/p>\n

From here we idled slowly along home enjoying the sun and warmth; but also keeping to the shade where we could.\u00a0 I tucked the monkeys under my scarf in the shade and cuddled them in the crook of my arm.\u00a0 Missing my little doggy, it gave me something to love hehehe.\u00a0 We took yet more photos of public transport on the way.\u00a0 David was completely taken with one particular intersection \u2013 let me see if I can explain in words\u2026<\/p>\n

Crossroads with traffic lights, used by cars etc and the tram.\u00a0 The tram makes a right turn (or a left coming in the other direction) so was only using 2 of the 4 roads that converged here.\u00a0 Now, the tram travelled down the centre of the roads as the stations were on the median strips where people stood to wait for it, and of course get off, so when the tram was turning right it just went when the cars went on a green arrow but when the tram was turning left it would have to cut across all the cars going straight ahead so had to have a green left filter of its own.<\/p>\n

\"Adelaide

Adelaide Tram Turning into King William Street<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s part one of the tale; now for the buses turning right\u2026\u00a0 Buses of course have to stop against the left-hand kerb to pick people up so as some of these approached the lights they need to turn right but have not had time to wait for 3 lanes of cars to go past (if that ever even happens!?) so they drive straight forward in the left-most lane to the far side of the lights and sit and wait for the lights to go amber and then red.\u00a0 As the lights turn red the buses turn across the now empty intersection and on their way, already in the left-hand lane for their next stop.\u00a0 David was beside himself with excitement LOL\u00a0 I\u2019ll tell you what, it made a heap load of sense!!!<\/p>\n

Buses waiting in the intersection while cars go straight ahead past their right-hand sides.<\/p>\n

\"Buses

Buses Turning into North Terrace - Step One<\/p><\/div>\n

Lights have gone red and first bus commences its turn.<\/p>\n

\"Buses

Buses Turning into North Terrace - Step Two<\/p><\/div>\n

Completing their manoever before the opposing lights turn green!<\/p>\n

\"Buses

Buses Turning into North Terrace - Step Three<\/p><\/div>\n

And guess what?\u00a0 Yup, we went home and watched Tiger Woods followed by a manicure for me and then a lovely cool spa for us both.<\/p>\n

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