Botanic Gardens

 Adelaide Botanical Gardens. 

Seemed contradictory that we were drawn to look at glass art. And stayed to enjoy trees and flowers. 

Church St Peters Anglican

 

Went to the 8am service at the Anglican cathedral in Adelaide. The sermon was on the story of the prodigal son (google it).  

The short version is a father has 2 sons and the younger one convinces dad to give him his inheritance and he moves to another country and loses it all through dodgy living and ends up working as a badly treated farm hand and decides he'd be better off working as a farm hand for his dad who apparently treats his farm hands well. So he returns home. Dad's super excited and throws a party. Older son gets angry. Feels resentment that he's stayed home and worked the farm with no recgnition or thanks.

One message one can take from this is that it's the older son who's actually lost. We, men, can see what we know and that's we don't pick the subtleties in human feeling. So we as dads can use the learning as a prompt to ask ourselves so we know how our kids are travelling?

Kids or people who are slaving away out of loyalty should recognise that what was once altruism can turn and eat away at our soul.

The key being communication. Making sure the atmosphere is conducive. That you listen and speak as appropriate. 

David Coles 60 Birthday

 The key motivation to come to Adelaide was cousin David's 60th birthday party.

It was held at the South Australian Aviation Museum. 

The best bit was catching up with many cousins who I'd not seen for many years. 

Metropolitan Hotel

 We are staying at the Metropolitan.  This is somewhat old world with shared facilities and live music.  

Friday and Saturday night live music started with removing the windows.  The stage is in the background.

Adelaide 2 Fri - Glenelg

Breakfast at Adelaide Markets 

Bus to Glenelg 

Street walk. 

Post cards

Coffee

Swim

Cocktail at Mosley Beach bar. 

Fish and chips on grass 

Wedding dress and

First nation's v white man

(Strange tour guide)

Ice cream

Tram home

Snooze

Pub dinner

Band

Breakfast at the Adelaide Markets which are right across the road. It's indoor with lots of fruit stalls and bakeries. We've found a vegan place that does lovely coffee and for breakfast we added a bowl of salad. 

 

Breakfast at the Adelaide Markets which are right across the road. It's indoor with lots of fruit stalls and bakeries. We've found a vegan place that does lovely coffee and for breakfast we added a bowl of salad

Slept off breakfast and then took a bus to Glenelg. More coffee. 

Wrote a post card to Tim and Ro. Next stop is the beach. 

Went in search of toilets and change rooms.  Luckily found a tour guide who pointed us in the right direction.

Beach side cafe with deck chairs and beds and a bar.  Had a swim and then ordered a cocktail.  Lay about reading for a bit.

Day 1 Museums & Galleries

 Took a bus to North Terrace and started walking

 

Saw a couple of ladies cleaning a statue.

Just need to find a concrete plinth and lop off her head.

Inside the war memorial

Outside the war memorial

Street beside the war memorial

History of radio museum.

My kind of radio.  Complete with spirits.  

Love the valves.  Another era when the mechanism was a part of the art.  

Engineers!

That too much art gallery rest and rejuvenate.