Adelaide...The Borassa

Our second day in Adelaide was spent on the MUCH anticipated tour of the Borassa Valley.  For those of you who don't know, it's one of Australia's major wine regions.  We had been looking forward to a whole day spent slightly tipsy, warm and happy from drinking loads of wine.  Sadly we only got to visit two wineries, one with amazing, great wine and one that brewed swill.  But the scenery was pretty amazing.

Joe at the first winery of the day.  We liked the wine so much we joined their club.

 Yummy... new wines sent every quarter.



The anticipated much hyped stop of the day was surprisingly the winery that brewed swill. LOL Oh well, the tasting room was beautiful.  See...

"Psst... honey the wine is terrible.  I know... just smile"

Another crazy Aussie thing.. apparently a family of 10 lived in this tree for a long time.  Eventually they built a house, but this was their home for many many many years.  Looks a bit drafty to me.

One of the non wine stops of the day was a visit to The Cedars, the home of famous Australian artist Sir Hans Heysen.  He was a very influential artist in the early 20th century, he painted mostly landscapes, capturing the gum trees and distinct Australian sunlight as no one had done before.  It was a beautiful property and the art was of course stunning.  We felt that we stumbled across a hidden gem of Adelaide.  It was beautiful and reminded me of Pop and Mimi's house.  Same exposed wood and beautiful art everywhere.  And somehow I didn't get any pictures here. Oh well, I did get Joe an awesome Christmas pressie!!!

Is it too early for me to be up on a soapbox? I mean this blog is pretty new...  Oh well I can't let this one rest.  My Fellow Americans... Please... I beg you... when you are overseas, don't act like an Ugly American. Please... We had one on our bus, you know the type, some schmo from BFE Florida who thinks that everything that he has left behind in America is a million times better than what he is seeing here.  Yeesh.  If you love where you are from so much that you have to rip apart the country you are visiting, STAY HOME! Also, please follow the rules and for god's sake be quiet. *steps off soapbox*