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Adelaide
(Australia)
Calming hills, crashing waves and a whole valley of wine.
When the early colonists arrived and began building Adelaide they used stone. They wanted to build a solid, dignified city, a civilised and calm place, with a manner no other state capital in the country could match. Nowadays, much to the wowsers' chagrin, pubs and nightclubs outnumber the churches.
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Adelaide has an integrated local transport system that includes metropolitan buses and trains, as well as the tram that operates between the city centre and Glenelg, and the O-Bahn busway which runs on concrete tracks between the city centre and the Tea Tree Plaza shopping centre. The airport is 8km (5mi) west of the city and is serviced by an airport bus. Adelaide is a relatively cyclist-friendly city, with good cycling tracks and bicycle lanes on many city streets. |
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Adelaide has searing summers, with temperatures rocketing up to 40°C (104°F) and beyond. Winters can be a bit gloomy - not really cold, but chilly and damp. Spring and Autumn are generally balmy and pleasant.
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