Written on: 19.04.12
This
morning I got up early enough to get the free breakfast the hostel offers. It’s
just toast and tea or coffee, but it’s free! The reason I managed to get up
early is because there are some other girls in the dorm that’s not very good at
turning their alarms off or being quiet when they have to get up early!
After
breakfast I went on a free city walk arranged by the Tourist Information
Centre. There was a big group of 11 Polish people, 2 New Zealanders and me. There
were two guides. The female guide told the male guide to take care of me and
the New Zealanders while she handled the Poles. She had to tell him three
times. I don’t know, maybe he hadn’t led the tour before. He was a nice man,
but he seemed more interested in talking to us about Norway, where he is going
in a few weeks, and New Zealand. He didn’t say much as he led us around. I’m
glad the “tour” didn’t last more than 30-45 minutes, but at the same time I’m disappointed
that I didn’t learn much more about Adelaide. But it was free and I did learn a
couple of titbits. The main street that runs through the city is called King
William Street, the streets that cross it have different names on either side
of King William Street because “no one crosses the king”, I thought that was
funny.
After
my city walk I went to Adelaide Central Market. There was loads of fruit, meat,
baked goods etc. there. I bought some fresh fruit to eat while I’m here.
Tempting, but I managed not to |
After
I had gone back to the hostel to put away the fruit I went to the Migration
Museum. It was really interesting, I suggest anyone that goes to Adelaide to
visit it. I especially liked the exhibit called “Behind the Wall”. It’s the
history of the site which originally operated as a “Native School” where
Aboriginal children were boarded and educated, and then as Adelaide’s Destitute
Asylum. It was really sad to read the stories of people that had been there,
but also very interesting It’s history and we should learn about it and
learn from it.
I
had a very quick look inside the “normal” Museum as well but I think there must
be something going on in the city today, because it was filled with children
and extremely noisy and with a long line that I have no idea where it led to,
so I just gave up and walked out. Maybe I’ll try again another day.
1 comment:
Hi Lilly,
Glad to read about your experience at the Migration Museum. It sounds like you hit the school holiday traffic in the SA Museum. It might be slightly calmer this week.
It sounds like you had a dissapointing walking tour. You might want to try asking at the tourist info spots for the free walking tour pamphlets put out by the Adelaide city council. That way you can wander around at your own pace and read about Adelaide history. The Multicultural walking tour of the West end is available online: http://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/assets/coa/Info/walktrailmulticultural.pdf
Hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Adelaide.
Catherine, Curator, Migration Museum
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