This is just a quick blog about things we did in Adelaide in addition to the Adelaide Festival (which I've written about here). First up, out of deference to Joe's newfound interest in family history, we ventured out to Norwood in search of the church where his great great grandparents were married. It turned out to be this rather grand … [Read more...] about Adelaide Scenes
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Adelaide Arts Festival 2026
We flew to Adelaide on Saturday the 28th of February for my first Adelaide Arts Festival in years. A decision made when I discovered French actress Isabelle Huppert would be appearing in a one woman play. Over eight days we saw seven shows. This is the order in which we we saw them: The Cherry Orchard 28/2. Shadow & Light Anthony Marwood … [Read more...] about Adelaide Arts Festival 2026
Botanic Adelaide
Over in Adelaide for the Adelaide Festival (see this blog here) on our first full day, Sunday the 1st of March, we dined at Botanic. A wonderful setting in the botanic gardens. We were not deterred by the day long rain which Adelaide was enjoying after previously enduring heat in the forties. A lovely octagonal room awaited us in a lovely … [Read more...] about Botanic Adelaide
More From Mildura
Our second treat on our Slow Train Tour after Lake Mungo (see my previous blogs here and here) was a trip on the paddle steamer Mindoo. A modern version of the traditional paddle steamer, it comfortably held our 150 people on its two levels. The Murray River has it’s own flag - who knew? Someone on our tour! Flown from paddle steamers and … [Read more...] about More From Mildura
Lake Mungo
Our first full day after arriving in Mildura on our slow train (described here) we travelled further North to Lake Mungo. Joe and I and the family had visited here for a couple of days on the eve of the 1999 State election. We were interested in seeing whether much had changed - and found the essence of the place remained the same. The road out … [Read more...] about Lake Mungo
A Slow Train to Mildura
At our neighbour’s suggestion we joined them on a slow train journey at the end of October. I’d never heard of this volunteer organisation full of rail enthusiasts who take vintage trains around Victoria on the old standard gauge lines no longer in use by Vline. Their website is here . We were travelling on The Vinelander which is the train I used … [Read more...] about A Slow Train to Mildura