Adelaide Central Markets

This morning we took our van into Adelaide to have some repair work done on the ding on the side. Needed to fill in a few hours so caught bus back into Adelaide & found the Central markets. Photos tell the story of the smells, sights & aroma etc of a food market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discovery centre @ Glenelg town hall

Since two councils have merged they have turned the town hall into a discovery centre with displays of how Glenelg use to be with Penny arcade memorabilia & information on first settlers etc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tram ride to Glenelg

After the markets headed outside & caught the tram to Glenelg about a 30 minute ride to the beach

 

Re-vamped Glenelg hotel

 

Monument to where the first settlers landed on this spot in South Australia to start the new colony

 

Glenelg today !!! Lots of highrise

 

Glenelg town hall

 

Bob @jetty

 

Jan

 

Stamford hotel built above the Glenelg hotel

 

Town hall

 

Lovely church along main Jetty road

 

Beautiful stained glass windows

 

 

 

Bob enjoying big feed of flathead fish & chips

Out & About in Gawler

A walk around Gawler & these are some of the old building pubs etc along the main drag.

 

Gawler Arms hotel. Tried to get in here for dinner NO LUCK without a booking

 

 

Town hall

 

Prince Albert hotel

 

 

Blues Bros out the front antique shop

 

 

Old telegraph station, now the Gawler museum

 

Southern hotel

 

Most important building in town Centrelink!!!!!

 

One of the founders of Gawler "James Martin" started a foundry factory in 1840's

 

Along the river that runs throught the town

 

Uniting church

 

Lovely old grand residence

 

Cute cottage