We drove to Adelaide to visit my Aunty and then came home via Broken Hill. Its a long drive. I'm tired today. I love that country through and those small towns. We stopped in rest areas and had a tea from our thermos which is nicer than in cafes, as you are outdoors. Broken Hill was very interesting, history never comes alive till you are in the middle of it. I'm always not very interested in Australian history but when you are in the actual places it means more. It is very dry country there, they call it the accessible outback which is true as you are a days (long) drive from Adelaide and the Riverina.
The other really good thing we saw was the exhibition of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite designers which I love. Adelaide has the biggest collection outside of the UK as there were families in Adelaide who furnished their homes from his collections. He is such an interesting man because through he wanted to return to artisan working conditions (which only the rich could afford) his thinking was very modern classless and inclusive and interested in everything.
Ah my friend rang to go out to dinner at Vietnamese again. Good timing too tired to cook and can wear my boots again. lovely.
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