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Here are a few good places to visit in Adelaide -city of Churches; the Adelaide markets, Rundle Mall and King William Street. As South Australia is the festival state, you can expect to stumble upon a march, a celebration or, at the very least, some very enterprising buskers!

The Adelaide markets are great to visit. Local produce and delicacies are easy to come by. I bought some local goat’s cheese and a wooden massage roller. The markets are just off the main square on King William Street with parking nearby.

Another place to hang out is Rundle Mall. Frequented by armies of teenagers and a plethora of buskers, the pedestrianised street is always busy and interesting to visit. We saw these guys rocking out when we went for a promenade on Friday night.

We also saw a homeless guy doing an impression of Australian Idol, a boy of no more than ten playing some awful violin and a pretty good juggler.

Rundle Mall stays open fairly late and includes most high street shops and some of the better clothing stores. There are also several food courts and a Woolworths.

People go there to hang out, see friends and be seen in the city. There are a few bars, but they are mainly upstairs. Rundle Mall runs perpendicular to King William Street and is one street away from the university, library and art gallery. It also runs parallel to Grenfell Street where most of the bus routes pass through.

In a pure Peter Kay moment I wanted to show how warm it was in Adelaide. Although the weather in the hills is very unsettled and stormy right now, I know that our friends and family back in Britain have not seen this temperature for a while.

Adelaide is the City of Churches, but in a similar development to that of Sydney, most of the beautiful colonial era churches are now crowded out by skyscrapers which tower over them.

The most important buildings have always been the tallest ones. Is this a reflection of a change in society?

This photo was taken near to Elizabeth Square on King William Street.