Toto, we’re not in Hahndorf anymore
3 Apr
In Hahndorf at the art museum
After four days of bratwurst, schnitzel, Kuchen, and bee stingers (a cake), we were ready for some normal, non-faux-German items on menus again.
At Adelaide's Rundle Mall with the other piggies from Hahndorf
Hannah arrived in Hahndorf just in time to try and hunt for something approaching a vegetable in town, and since we had an early departure for Tasmania the next day we booked a hotel room next to the Adelaide airport and spent the day exploring local attractions.
Hannah at the koala "close-up" at Cleland Wildlife Park
First, we headed to Cleland Wildlife Park for a fun zoo-like experience. You haven’t lived until you’ve fed and petted a kangaroo. They have such soft noses and fur and are so gentle on the hand. After an experience like that you can’t imagine trying to eat kangaroo (which is on most menus). Hannah said that Australia is the only country that regularly eats the wild animals on its coat of arms (emus and kangaroos).
Feeding those crazy Roos
Yes, emus will eat from your hand
For some islands, just a bit north of here, humans were a prime item on the menu (they didn’t need schnitzel or kangaroo) some years ago and when we toured the South Australia museum we viewed some genuinely scary artifacts.
We ended the day with a trip to Adelaide’s outdoor Rundle Mall and Central Market, an enjoyed some of the yummiest fresh fruits I’ve ever eaten. We just don’t have that year-round in Montana. Or cannibalism, thank god.
Adelaide architecture, a mix of old and new
For a minute, I thought you had mixed up your travel photos and uploaded some ones from Germany! My husband will be disappointed that you often found kangaroos on the menu, because he never did. He asked, but he got dirty looks….(I didn’t look for roo stew, myself.) I don’t know where you are in Tasmania now, but look for opium poppy fields along the roads in the northeast. It’s a big legal crop there, heavily regulated for medical purposes.
I forgot to say, that I’m really enjoying your blog posts and glad that you have more internet access now! I’m going through my photos so I can put them on dvds, and am already nostalgic.
Even though we drove 1,400 kilometers in one week we didn’t get up north! Too bad. We’re saving it for our next trip. Yeah, kangaroo was on all the menus in South Australia but not too much in Tasmania.
Did the bee cake taste like honey comb and whipped cream? I had what is called Bienestucht (I think) in Berlin back in 1971 and I’ve never forgotten how good it was. One of my lifelong favorite foods. If so please bring me back a large box full. Or two or three.
Love you,
MJ
we regret to inform you that cannibalism has arrived in Montana – altho fresh fruits, vegetables emus and kangaroos remain unavailable