I even had to stay an EXTRA day because I was just having so much fun. That's totally the reason, not because we were so hungover that the three hour drive home would have been unbearable.
Where to begin?
We got up bright and early on my birthday (yay!) on Thursday last week. My alarm was actually set for 6 am but I ended up sleeping through it and my boyfriend thought I looked too peaceful to wake me up. Love him.
We made good time and ended up getting to our destination, my previous home town, Adelaide South Australia, in about 3 hours. Give or take a few minutes for toilet stops. We took the fur babies with us because Lord knows that if we had left them to their own devices for several days we would no longer have a garden.
Gemma loves sitting on my lap the whole way down which is really cute but annoying when I want to do things like drink coffee or judge my boyfriend's reckless driving.
We dropped the dogs off at my mum's house then went to check in to our hotel, The Rendezvous Grand Hotel on Waymouth Street, Adelaide. I didn't take any photos of the room, but I assure you that it was comfortable and great walking distance to everything (being a five star hotel you'd hope so!). I was a little embarrassed that the concierge and valet saw my messy, dirty car surrounded by shiny Lexus and cute Mini Coopers. By the time we had dropped off our bags and played with all the light switches and tried on the fluffy robes it was well past lunch time and I was HUNGRY. We went to Sushi Train on Grenfell Street, which is essentially Disneyland for my stomach and I was very very happy.
After that we had a few hours of shopping to do before I met up with my bestie for dinner and drinks. My boyfriend was so kind to buy me a new blazer and some shoes to wear. He saw me eyeing them off in one of my favorite stores, Cotton On, and insisted that I get them.
Dinner and drinks were at my favorite restaurant in the city, the Balcony Restaurant in the Strathmore Hotel, opposite the casino and train station. Here you can get Stone Grill, a big slab of scorching hot stone on which you cook your choice of protein from the menu. I always get the seafood one, but I have heard great things about the steaks and the 'Aussie Fare'- crocodile and kangaroo anyone?
For my meal though I went for something from the main menu, the kangaroo medallions. Sorry any foreigners reading this, I have no qualms about eating Skippy. He is delicious. I didn't take a picture because once I tried a bite of it, it was just too delicious and I couldn't put my knife and fork down. I wanted to lick the sauce off the plate but remembered that I wasn't at home but in a nice dining establishment. I assure you that it looked just as good as it tasted. The drinks were flowing a little too well and at some point we went to the casino and had some delicious and fancy cocktails. I woke up the next day just a little seedy.
There were no specific plans for Friday so we (the boyfriend and I) took a walk down to the Adelaide central markets, which is, cliche as they all come, a foodies paradise. I didn't get any pictures (I know I'm a terrible blogger) because it was very crowded and I was paranoid about dropping or loosing my phone (which I did manage to do anyway, more on that later!). If I lived in Adelaide again I would do all my produce and grocery shopping here. They have everything, and I mean everything. Bakeries, butchers, produce stands, coffee, cheeses, dips and olives, dried beans and lentils, nuts, small goods, pastas, home made sauces, oils, peanut butter, flowers. I kid you not. Everything is there.
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Its all under cover so if the weather is a little inclement you can still go and get everything that you need. And if you get hungry while you shop, even with all the free samples, you can have something to eat either at the various stalls, the cafes or the extensive Asian food court adjacent to the markets. China Town is also next door if yum cha is something that is up your alley. I had salt and pepper squid from a cafe called 'Charlies Place'. I went there in search of coffee and the nice man serving me managed to convince me to get it. It doesn't take that much convincing for me to try food though.
The batter on the squid was a little thicker than I normally like, but it was still very flavorsome and the squid was extremely tender. The fries were amazing too but come on, who doesn't love fries?
After walking around for several hours we got tired and went back to the hotel room to relax and decide on our next move. That move ended up being back to the casino where I had a few pints of ciders and listened to a guy on a grand piano do cover songs. He did the new Daft Punk song, which was unexpected but awesome!
On the way back to our hotel we got peckish and stopped into the 'Felafel House' on Hindley street to grab a tray of meat, salads, tabbouleh and some fries.
I requested extra garlic sauce to dip my fries into and, as you can see by the picture, I got my garlic sauce. It was very strong and lucky my boyfriend loved it as much as me because no amount of brushing my teeth could get the taste of garlic out of my mouth!
That is part one of my birthday weekend- I hoped you enjoyed reading. If you were interested in seeing more pictures just head to my instagram page: @tahlia_renee
Part two will be posted tomorrow :-)
-Tahlia
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