DON'T GO SOUTH IN WINTER

Recently we found ourselves in the southern city of Adelaide in winter. We were there for a birthday celebration which was sadly cancelled due to ill health. So we contemplated how to spend a few days in a freezing cold city. 

Adelaide is a pretty city and neatly laid out with the River Torrens flowing through the town.

statue of lady reading outside the library

We decided visiting the Art gallery and a museum was the way to be out without being cold. We rugged up in jumpers, scarves and coats and walked a few blocks down North Tce past the Library to the Art gallery. I was taken in by the deciduous trees which we don't see in Brisbane. The leafless trees making patterns in the sky caught my attention and so too the stacks of coloured leaves being tossed around on the ground by the freezing wind.

Art gallery of Adelaide

There was a special exhibition of Dorrit Black's work. There were almost 200 pieces of her work to see. She was born in South Australia and she was one of Australia's leading artists who brought modern art to Australia. At first I didn't think much of her work but as I saw more and more it grew on me and I rather liked it at the end.

Later we went to the Migration Museum, which we found extremely interesting as we are both migrants ourselves.

This was one of the posters that influenced my parents to migrate. However, many migrants didn't find it as wonderful as the posters portrayed. It was a hard battle to make a life in Australia in the first half of the 20th century. You can read about my parents struggles here.

It was time to return to our warm hotel for a snack. We tried to order the smallest item but look what turned up. It was delicious.

Carol and I left TOH in the warm hotel playing on his computer while we went shopping. We braved the cold wind and the rain and walked to the shopping mall where Carol bought me a beautiful jumper (sweater)  for my birthday which was a few days ago then.

Left, the view TOH had from the window of our hotel.