Exploration

Adelaide travel works a lot like anywhere else:
* Car/scooter/motorcycle - limited parking but free roam wherever you go
* Tram - runs through the center of the city and goes as far South as Glenelg
* Train - like BART, shifty characters, more seats, goes much further
* Bus - same deal, takes you anywhere you want to go

For any of the public transportation, you will need this:


$4.40 will take you anywhere you want to go (and another ride back within 2 hours). If you don't have change on the train (which has no ticket person, only a machine) they can fine you up to $1,250. Ridiculous? Yea. We caught the bus out to Henley again for some more pix.







I have a feeling the majority of the photos on this blog will be of beaches, so here are some of cool places by where we live:


^ This is part of the University of Adelaide where you go to study wine and brandy.


^ Greenhouse at the Botanic Gardens, or crashed UFO?




^ Rymill Park, right across East Terrace.

So I've noticed not only do people have funny accents, but they use a lot of slang and odd phrases in everyday speech that I thought would be good to mention for anyone who's never been here (like myself):

how you going - nobody says "how are you doing" and they rarely use complete sentences
ta - thank you and goodbye, usually said by a cashier
goodonya - same annoying Canadian saying to thank or congratulate someone
no worries - popular phrase in Australia
youse guys - some people from the country say this
take away - they have no idea what "to go" means
chips - french fries, like the British
g'day mate - when someone actually said this to me I just about died from sheer amazing-ness

Also, when you use a card to pay for something, they'll ask you first what kind of card it is (credit or savings) and then "pin or sign?" which caught us off guard the first few times. Their card systems are called EFTPOS, which I thought meant something entirely different, and usually have a $10 minimum. Plastic bags are being banned (I think in a lot of countries) which is awesome, but that means they just won't give you one unless you ask, and most places charge 20 cents for one.

This place is pretty awesome, so I must go and explore some more. Peace!