27th-28th- Adelaide

After such a tiring and packed few days I felt rather as though I’d washed up in Adelaide. My accommodation was in the CBD but distinctly low- rise with quiet streets and little traffic. The hostel was particularly quiet, clean and comfortable and I was ready and able to kick back and relax (well, a bit more given it’s all been holiday so far!). 

Adelaide: City of Churches.  Something of an inaccurate reputation for murders; a town city with a population of just over 1 million. It's always been pretty liberal- letting women straight into University when they founded it. Capital of South Australia, a state founded as a business rather than a convict colony. The first settlers were British and Germans- many Lutherans. The 2 rules were no convicts and freedom of religion. Hence the churches. (Odd to see gothic style churches surrounded by palm trees!) South Australians seem often to be the butt of jokes (a bit like the Welsh) and I got the impression that people often were born and bred in Adelaide.

The first couple of days I have a wander around the city after looking for jobs in the morning. The weather cools down a bit after then intense heat we'd had getting there. It's another city on a grid and I get lost less.
 I meet up with Elsa, a Taiwanese girl I met on the Great Ocean Road trip and we go to see one of the Fringe Festival shows. It's pretty funny but I suspect Elsa's laughing at different bits and she admits despite concentrating hard it's difficult to understand! From talking to Elsa I've learnt quite a bit about Taiwan and she's fascinated by the cultural differences of Australia.