Adelaide, 2nd Day

We didn't have breakfast at the hotel, but went to a highly-rated bakery with a few tables. There we enjoyed fine cappuccino and top-notch pastries and croissants.

We then took the tram and visited a few more attractions. The first was the main train station. Today, it mainly serves as a building for restaurants, offices, and a casino. Below the station are the metro lines that pass through here.

Next to it, there is a musical theater currently showing Beauty and the Beast. We also passed by two other theaters. They too have restaurants and shops on the ground floor. The theater entrance and signs still exist, but we didn't see a program. What seems to be thriving, however, is the healthcare sector. It is the largest sector of the economy in the city. There are also hospitals and medical practices everywhere. Most advertising is also for healthcare and insurance.

Afterwards, we went to Victoria Square. There, we first checked out the 'Adelaide Cathedral Parish'. This Catholic, Neo-Gothic church was inaugurated in 1858 and is the most notable church in Adelaide. It has been expanded various times and suffered significant damage in the 1954 earthquake. In short, it is quite unremarkable.

Next, we went to the Central Market. This was a real surprise. It is actually a market like those found more in the Global South. Almost every conceivable fresh food is sold here. Much is organic or otherwise special. There aren't hundreds, but thousands of types of cheese. The origin descriptions are amusing. Something is either from Australia or from a specific place or region in Australia, or it is 'not australia'. So, Swiss Cheese is 'not australia'. It shows how important 'local' products are to the Aussies.