Touched down at Adelaide airport just after 1030am - Adelaide is half an hr slower than Mel and Syd. Long time no see Angela! Haha.. She definitely looks more toned and tanned, working hard in gym in preparation for her wedding in Sep! Haha.. Our first stop was her shared rented townhouse with a Chinese couple who were away back home in China for the week.
We took a short break and headed off to the city centre and Chinatown. Alas! It was Good Friday and not many shops were open at all... including the famous Central Market (equivalent of Paddy Market). Oops, no place to buy the souvenirs that Max had requested us to get for him!!! Haha..
Some other landmarks around Adelaide CBD before we drove to a nearby suburb for a Vietnamese lunch with Angela's 2 Malaysian born friends, Timo and Soo. Fun-loving couple and immediately was able to connect with both of them!
Thanks to Angela for helping us take the photos!
We actually had a long lunch from 1230 - 3-ish before both of them kindly led the way for us to a nearby beach and then to Glenelg beach - the most famous Adelaide beach, for a cuppa before we parted ways for the moment... The 3 of us then walked around the beachfront and enjoy the nice scenery before we drove back to Angela's place for a short rest.
The Skycity casino was on our itinerary but it was closed for Good Friday and only opens from 12mn that night! Haha.. We gave it a miss as we had to wake up very early the next morning for our Kangaroo Island day trip. We then met up Kent (a fren's brother whom I gave tuition to back in 2005) and his gf at Chinatown for a nice Chinese dinner. Great catching up with him!
After dinner @ around 1030pm, we thought it would be the end of our day sightseeing around Adelaide but Angela got a call from Timo and Soo and they suggested driving us up the Windy Point which overlooks the whole of Adelaide city... We took the chance with both hands and off we went! It was an awesome sight and making full use of the camera's night mode and tripod stand, we managed to get a number of great shots (and of coz a couple of unbelievably funny shots of myself)... Just going to show the picture in which all of us look good... Haha..
Forgot to mention that it was very chilly up there! Haha.. After that, we got back to Angela's place and turn in almost immediately! It was already after 12mn already.. Less than 5 1/2 hr of sleep left...
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