Adelaide - Day One

Adelaide, City of Churches

Traveling, part and parcel of any decent holiday, can be sometimes tedious or inconvenient. Despite having to wake up bright and early on a monday morning (and we're talking 5am here. Yes, so much for sleep-ins....) we were happy to do it, knowing Adelaide was ahead. By the time we got into the City of Churches, it was 8:30am. As the taxi took us the brief car trip from the airport to the Mercure Grosvenor, I indulged myself in the scenery flashing past my window.

There's something about houses of other cities that get me wondering about how many how generations of people have lived within those walls and what their lives are like. Adelaide was lovely and cool. It was brisk but not uncomfortable. 

We checked into the Mercure Grosvenor and despite being a typical city hotel, there were a few surprises in stall for us. The cleaner had gone a little bit trigger-happy with the Mould Removal and the room kinda stank of bleach. We opened the window to air out the chlorine but no sooner had we managed to lift the heavy frame up, we came face to face with a cement wall. Guess our $160 a night didn't quite include river-side views...

Between the room and our grumbling stomachs, we escaped out into Adelaide in search of a bite to eat. We had great brunch and did some wandering around Rundle Mall. The best part was going to the Palace Cinemas to watch Suckerpunch. We got two adult tickets, a large box of popcorn, Peroni and glass of wine for just $35! You'd never find a bargain like that in Brissy. I was kinda uncoordinated however and nearly spilled all my glass of wine. Just goes to show that no matter how classy you try to be, your mundane self insists on making an appearance.

We spoiled ourselves with dessert; coffee and a mug of hot chocolate. Delish! Tomorrow we are going to walk across the river to the and see more of Adelaide. 

Xoxo Demi & Craig