Adelaide is the capital of the only freely-settled British province in Australia. The lack of a convict background lends an air of quaint genteel snobbishness to the city. I liked the place.

Being a planned city, mostly laid out in a grid pattern it was very easy travelling round it. We particularly enjoyed the Botanic Gardens and having a picnic lunch on the lawns of Victoria Square.

The Gorge Wildlife Park was a small zoo where Ann & I managed to cuddle Koalas. The experience was like holding a bag of smelly potatoes. They don’t do much except eat & sleep.

The visit to Kangaroo Island was a long excursion, which on hindsight we could have skipped.

Victoria Square

University of Adelaide