Things I love about Adelaide!

 I was just reading my first postings and realize that they are all slightly negative sounding, which may give you the wrong impression, that I don't LOVE Adelaide. Which really misleading, because I do love it here. I just try to add a little comedy to the blog and comedy can be a little tragically tinged. Right? OK, so I have gathered some lovely pictures of our neighborhood to post and here is a list of the things I LOVE about living in Australia, especially Adelaide.

1. $1 and $2 coins instead of bills.
2. Tree canopied streets
3. Blooming roses everywhere
4. Lorikeets and exotic birds everywhere
5. neighborhoods built around central shopping street full of hair salons, coffee shops, restaurants ( not chains) boutiques, chemists, bakeries, butchers, produce markets, wine shops and news stands etc. 
6.  A Walking city
7. The river that runs thru the city dividing North Adelaide from the CBD.
8. Botanic Garden
9. Lots of parks
10. Beaches
11. David Jones the nice department store and Rundle Mall the main shopping drag downtown.
12. Chocolate Croquettes
13. Wine and beer everywhere being consumed at all public spaces all the time.
14. Local radio stations. 
15. Uniforms on all of the school children
16. Hats and sunblock is practically a national law (or so I have told my children).
17. Restaurants and cooking really big deal, so lots of good food
18. Central market to get fresh produce, seafood, dim sum, flowers, etc.
19. Asian restaurant row
20. Ikea and Outlet shopping
21. Eco advanced  country compared to US. everyone is very green as well as the businesses and packaging.
22. good shelling on the beaches
23. Wildlife preserves with Koalas and Kangaroos to pet and feed in wide open spaces instead of cages. 
24. People are very open and friendly and like to have a good time.
25. smaller cars on the road
26. School year lasts Jan-Dec with breaks in between.
27. Easy to see a good doctor and no wait.
28. Architecture is beautiful old Victorian stone. Lots of stone everywhere.