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Getting to Adelaide and South Australia Eating, sleeping, and sightseeing in Adelaide Wining and dining in the Barossa Meeting marsupials on Kangaroo Island

he City of Churches as Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is affectionately known, is a place of numerous parks and gardens; wide, tree-lined streets; the River Torrens, which runs through its center; sidewalk cafes; colonial architecture; and, of course, churches It s a pleasant, open city, perfect for strolling or bicycling Though the immigrant population has added a cosmopolitan flair to the restaurant scene, Adelaide still has a feeling of old England about it Adelaide was the only capital settled by English free settlers rather than by convicts, and it attracted more of them after World War II, when Brits flocked here to work in the city s car and appliance factories But it was earlier immigrants, from Germany, who gave Adelaide and the surrounding area a romantic twist Arriving in the 1830s, German immigrants brought winemaking skills and established wineries Today, more than one-third of all Australian wine including some of the world s best comes from areas within about an hour s drive from Adelaide As a result, Adelaidians are more versed in wine than even the French, regularly comparing vintages and winemaking trends Any season is a good time to visit Adelaide, though May through August can be chilly and January and February can be hot

Qantas (% 13 13 13 in Australia, or % 800-227-4500 in the US and Canada; wwwqantascomau) flies to Adelaide from the other major state capitals Discount carrier Virgin Blue (% 13 67 89 in Australia, or 07/3295 2296; wwwvirginbluecomau) flies from Melbourne, with connections from other state capitals and some major towns Check the airlines Web sites for cheap deals Adelaide International Airport is 5km (3 miles) west of the city center Major car rental companies (Avis, Budget, Hertz, and Thrifty) have desks in both the international and domestic terminals Connecting the airport with the city is SkyLink (% 08/8332 0528;

adults, A$250 (US$2/ 1) for children each way; round-trip tickets cost A$13 (US$10/ 5) for adults On weekdays, buses leave the terminals at 30-minute intervals from 5:30 am to 9:30 pm, and on weekends and public holidays hourly (on the half-hour)

The Overland train operates four weekly round-trips between Adelaide and Melbourne It offers a daylight service from Adelaide to Melbourne and an overnight service from Melbourne to Adelaide (trip time: 12 hours) One-way first-class tickets cost A$139 (US$111/ 56) for adults, A$98 (US$78/ 39) for children; one-way economy-class tickets cost A$89 (US$71/ 36) for adults, A$55 (US$44/ 22) for children The train leaves Adelaide every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Melbourne every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday One of the great trains of Australia, the Indian Pacific transports passengers from Sydney to Adelaide (trip time: 28 hours) every Saturday and Wednesday at 2:55 pm, and from Perth to Adelaide (trip time: 36 hours) on Wednesday and Sunday at 11:55 am The other legendary Australian train is the Ghan, which runs from Adelaide to Alice Springs (trip time: 25 hours) and from Alice Springs to Darwin (trip time: 20 hours) on Sunday and Wednesday at 2:20 pm Prices vary depending on which of the three classes you travel in on both the Indian Pacific and the Ghan Contact Great Southern Railways (% 13 21 47 in Australia, or 08/8213 4530; wwwgsrcomau) for information The Keswick Interstate Rail Passenger Terminal, 2km (11 4 miles) west of the city center, is Adelaide s main railway station The terminal has a small snack bar and a cafe

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