Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Adelaide city

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I have been posting for over a month now and have not yet shown a photo of Adelaide City; so here it is. Adelaide was built on the banks of the River Torrens, a source of water for the first European settlers. The river's function now is aesthetic and recreational. The photo is taken from a spot near the weir which holds back the water; the river only flows after heavy rains.

The bridge you can see is the Morphett Street Bridge; it links Adelaide and North Adelaide. In the background you can see the Mt Lofty Ranges; about 10 kilometres east.

7 comments:

Janet said...

Adelaide is in a very beautiful setting. No wonder it was settled.

Neva said...

A beautiful city!!!Thanks for sharing.

Jules said...

Beautiful spot - hope the weather is a little kinder at the moment!!!

NYCindividual said...

beautiful. greta photo.

Anonymous said...

I admit it I am totally envious of your geographic location. Here I have come to really understand cold dampness :-)

Raquel Sabino Pereira said...

Nice post, Gordon!!

And thanks for your comment!!

Could you post some photos of ships??

Love, from usually sunny Lisbon (but extremely grey today, though it is not raining)

Ineke said...

Thanks for stopping by today Gordon! if i could be of any help when you visit next year, let me know!