Be immersed in Adelaide’s modern take in city life

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Aside from a city’s natural wonders, we sometimes want to submerge ourselves into the ‘technical’ and more serious aspect of the place we would be visiting. We have this little sense of awe when we see tall buildings and towering skyscrapers, the bustling automobiles dominating the beautifully-paved streets and the modern wonders of technology being scattered all over the city.

While it is refreshing that we smell the clean breeze fluttering from a group of flora and experience primitive living when surrounded by numerous animals, witnessing a modernized and up-to-date environment is close to Utopia as we can get. And have you ever heard of Adelaide? Then satisfy thy craving for everything steel and concrete on this urban jungle.

Location

Located in the giant suburb of South Australia, Adelaide is considered to be the suburb’s capital city. With an estimated population of 1.30 Adelaidean inhabitants, this city boasts as South Australia’s seat of power and government. The general feel of the city would be that of a New York vibe, with people clad in formal suits filling the streets and the mobility of those who’re living in their talks of serious business tone.

Totaling of 3,257.70 square-kilometers in land measurement, Adelaide is located north of Fleurieu Peninsula which is situated on the Adelaide Plains in the middle of Gulf Saint Vincent and the Mount Lofty Ranges. On its’ south, in an estimate of 90 kilometers away is Gawler and Sellicks Beach is on Adelaide’s southern end.

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Climate

Located in the middle part of South Australia, Adelaide’s climate vary from dry and hot in its inner portions to mild and wet on its coastal outskirts and regions. Generally, the city has wet and mild winters with warm, dry summers. Adelaide is dubbed as the driest of all Australian capital cities.

Best months to visit Adelaide would be on its autumnal season of March to May for the sunshine is of abundance and the weather is warm for city skimming. Autumn’s minimum temperature is at 12.5 degrees to 22.4 degrees. June is the wettest of all months, with 80 millimeters as its average rainfall. 

Adelaide’s maximum temperature during winter is at 29 degrees with a low point of 15 degrees.

During April and May, the city is boasting their annual harvests of produce and a great way to enjoy Adelaideans reaping their crops. September to November are the months to see colors of flowers abloom and wildlife flourishing on this wonderful patch of land.

Transportation

When circling through Adelaide’s veins, the best form of transportation would be their public bus system. There are three lines of operators keeping the bus lines alive in Adelaide which are Torrens Transit (travels East to West), SouthLink (travels Outer South, Outer North and the Hills) and Light-City (travels north to South and Outer North areas).

If you’re lucky, you would also see the Tindo buses roaming the city streets which is a solar bus and is currently a government experiment for battery electric vehicles.

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Getting in Adelaide would be through the Adelaide Airport, situated in the West Beach area and is considered as the whole continents’ most advanced and updated airport terminal. On this airport, one can get international and domestic flights together with the 6.8 million passengers careening inside annually. For general aviation, Adelaide also has a secondary airport which is the Parafield Airport.

Trams, or trains, or railways are also present in Adelaide, connecting the city into different and nearby suburbs and cities. Taxis and car rentals would also be a more expensive option in traveling within the city, and make sure to make reservations even before setting foot on this modern land.

What to See

Adelaide Oval

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Adelaide’s main sport is cricket and it is in the Adelaide Oval that they held most awaited games. 

Dubbed as the world’s most well-manicured and maintained cricket ground, this sports complex hosted numerous cricket matches during summer and state football games in winter.

With a whopping seating capacity of 50,000, being a spectator of a game you aren’t rooting for will be worth the dollar.

Art Gallery of South Australia

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Housing the most famous names in Australian art, roam this parquet-floored gallery while taking in all of Australia’s most celebrated works of art. Here you can see exhibitions of Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Asian, European and even North American art.

One thing that you might want to celebrate about is the gallery’s free guided tours daily (11AM to 2PM) and lunch talks during 12:30 PM on Tuesdays.

Central Market

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Feast your eyes on local produce and weird culinary items on Adelaide’s main market which is home to 250 stalls of various genres.

It is here where you can see creative attacks and approaches on the usual Adelaide cuisine and be sure to come in here all hungry so as you can take in as much food as you can from Adelaide cooks and kitchen geniuses.

Adelaide Zoo

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Amidst the megalomania in concrete and cemented pavements, Adelaide would not let go of their natural roots with the majestic Adelaide Zoo. Dating back from 1883, the Adelaide Zoo is well-kempt by the government and is fully operating with an enchanting list of 1800 exotic and native animals under its care.

As what a usual zoo would offer, day tours are available, feeding sessions with the animals and children’s zoo is open to the public. Be amazed with the Wang Wang and Funi, Adelaide Zoo’s giant pandas and main attraction to tourists.

Cooper’s Brewery

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What is a trip without a tour on the city’s main watering hole? Be informed on how Adelaide’s alcoholic beverages are being made from the crop to the bottle through Cooper’s tours inside the brewery.

If you want to take a deeper research on how Adelaidean beer are being made, take a walk into Cooper’s Brewery’s bottling hall and museum. From Islington Train Station, which roughly 1 kilometer away, trek the road and be sure that you’re 18. Reserve a slot to experience the wonder which is Cooper’s Brewery.

Penfolds Magill Estate Winery

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Home to Aussie’s best-known wine legend Grange, make some time into visiting this centennial-old wine field and be in touch with your wine connoisseur alter-ego.

Also be ready in shelling out some money into eating on its home restaurant and replenish with their cured wines.

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