Our flat is very well located for touring Adelaide’s museums. A 15-minute walk along University row takes us to the South Australian Museum with excellent exhibits on Aboriginal culture and art. I was keen to see an exhibit the museum houses on the ‘Mawson Expedition’ to Antarctica, but it was closed for upgrade – bummer.
Right next door to our apartment is the ‘Ayers House’, a well-preserved Victorian residence. It’s the last remaining mansion along North Terrace Avenue.
Mary is clearly excited as we make our way to the Australia’s ‘National Wine Centre’. The center is run by SA University and is great visit – especially if you enjoy wines. They advertise 150 wines available for tasting, but based on Mary’s research there was only 117. It’s a nice concept – you get a ‘credit card’ which can be used for pouring samples. Nice, but dangerous!
Dick
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Today is museum day. We are centrally located among multiple universities, The University of Southern Australia, the University of Adelaide and Carnegie Mellon University to name a few.
Our focus today is the Museum of Southern Australia, they have a permanent exhibit on the Aboriginal people of Australia. An amazing collection of work on the indigenous people and confirms our thoughts that the native rock art in Arnhem Land is the oldest in the world.
Next, we visit the Ayers House. It is the only mansion on North Terrace to have survived. it was inhabited by Sir Henry Ayers, a five time Premier of South Australia and a great industrialist who made his fortune in copper. He was knighted by Queen Victoria for his service to the crown.
Ahh, The National Wine Centre. Actually, a really cool place, with an enormous amount of wine available for tasting. Great for us, only a walk away – so no need to worry about driving. Our walk home takes us through the Adelaide Botanical Gardens.
A nice way to finish up Adelaide.
Mary