Tuesday, 3 May
So, with the markets and winery aspects of the visit out of the way, Tuesday morning saw us focussing on the buildings of national significance side of things though, had the weather been more favourable, Madam would have preferred to be focussing on autumn leaves and colourful landscapes as well. That, however, was not to be, and as we considered the options the first issue was finding somewhere to park.
Given the fact that most of what we were interested in was clustered together in the Parliamentary Triangle, it made sense to park and walk, and we already knew there was free parking underneath the National Gallery, so the evolving game plan involved parking there, hoofing it up to Parliament House, and gradually working back until we'd had enough.
Despite Sunday's visit to the National Gallery, there was still plenty to see there, and I had intentions of a lengthy wander around Old Parliament House and a visit to the National Portrait Gallery as well, so it wasn't as if we were going to run out of things to see.
First, however, Madam was keen to get some panoramic shots of the city, and decided Red Hill was the best option, given the proximity to where we were going.
The problem, of course, was how to get there.
That seemed a simple enough matter when you looked at the street map.
Turn left out of the hotel, left again into Dalrymple, right onto Hindmarsh Drive and right again into Tamar Street and Mugga Way looked straightforward enough, but a substantial concrete barrier ruled out the last bit, and we found ourselves in a back street in the wilds of O'Malley figuring out an alternative route, which coincidentally delivered the opportunity to fuel up for the next day's trip, saving us from having to do it later. More...
