9th February 2010 | The Urbanest Team | Comments [0]
Free Places to Visit in Adelaide
Students who live in the Adelaide student accommodation can find plenty to see and do on weekends in this pretty city. You do not need to break your student budget to enjoy some of the best that Adelaide has to offer. Here are a few options to help you while away a few hours whenever you need a study break:
Mount Lofty Summit
You will love the views from Mount Lofty, which is 727 metres above sea level. Take a picnic and walk through a bush track in the Conservation Park to get to the summit. The views, which include Kangaroo Island, the Gulf, the Fleurieu Peninsula, and the entire city of Adelaide will stun you and provide the perfect backdrop for a picnic. Of course, the view changes at night and it is well worth taking a night time drive up to the summit to see the city lights.
Glenelg
Take a trip out to the suburb of Glenelg and explore the best seaside resort area in Adelaide. You’ll love riding on the historic tram from Victoria Square in the centre of the city to Moseley Square at Glenelg. With the beachside fair and plenty of shops and restaurants, Glenelg has something to offer everyone. Historically, Glenelg is where Governor Hindmarsh proclaimed South Australia a British province in 1836. You will find it difficult to imagine the early settlers living in mud huts and tents for the first six months of the settlement, especially when you contrast the historical vision to the fun and frolic that characterise Glenelg today. Play mini golf in the amusement park and walk along the jetty. There is plenty to keep you entertained in this pretty town.
Tandanya
Translated as “Place of the Kangaroo”, Tandanya represents the best experience any student can enjoy of the culture of the South Australian Aborigines within the city limits. Tandanya was the name the Kaurna people used for the Adelaide area and now represents the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute located in the east of the city precinct. You can enjoy watching traditional and contemporary Aboriginal music, theatre productions, and dances. You can also purchase arts and crafts made by local Aborigines and see how the Aborigines made different artefacts traditionally, such as a didgeridoo.
Telecommunications Museum
In a world where instant communication to anyone else in the world is possible through the internet, it is difficult to understand how far the technology has moved in a couple of centuries. The Telecommunications Museum allows students to explore a world where the Overland Telegraph Line was a connection to Europe and machine telegraphy was the only way to send a message to other towns. From there, explore the wireless telegraphy, radio transmission, telephony, and optical fibre sections.
Students living in the Adelaide student accommodation will find plenty of ways to keep amused.
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