Day 10

Jan. 29, 2012

         No one has ever been to a beach in Australia, so we decided it was about time to go. We have only heard of the amazing shores in the travel guides we've gotten. All of us rounded up and got into the taxi we hailed and took a quick drive down to a small suburban beach called Aldinga Beach. It's population is barely over 5,000 people! Nonetheless, we were taken aback at how beautiful all the surroundings were. 

Aldinga Beach

            We went to the beach pretty early and so we left around noon. Most of us were hungry; I spotted a cheap restaurant by the side of the beach. Everyone went in to eat a quick lunch and take off to get ready for the game later in the day.


            Most of the activities in Adelaide are over now, but we have decided to stick around. The Adelaide United Football Soccer Team is going to be playing against Perth Glory FC. We grabbed the tickets at $30 each. Everyone knew that 'football' in any country other than America means soccer, so there was no confusing with that.

       The game will be located in the Hindsmarsh Stadium which is a lot smaller than the Adelaide Oval, by almost 33,000 seats. It's a shame we couldn't have gone and seen a game at the Adelaide Oval, since we already visited there. The Hindsmarch Stadium might actually be a plus, because it hosted the 2000 Olympic Games. Apparently, its fields exceeds the international standards. It's lighting is suitable for digital television and I'm really excited to see how good it looks. I think maybe we should watch a game at the Adelaide Oval somehow to compare the two! 

HINDSMARSH STADIUM

        We got there at about 4:30pm and the crowd got out at almost 9:00pm. Australians hang around quite a long time after the game is over, the game ended at about 8:00 or 7:30pm. It was dark once we got on our way back. Overall, the game was awesome, even if we didn't know who to root for. Each team's supporters mostly sat next to each other. We were all confused and just went along with whatever happened. On the menu, there was vegemite and baguettes and a special type of bread pudding with spices and rum. I tried the bread pudding and it was actually a lot better than it looked.

           Adelaide United FC won the match and we're told that they're the more popular group. By the looks of things, they are pretty proud and love to win. A lot of cheering and screaming sounded out in the field and the soccer players were obviously happy. We were pretty happy, too, since it was a great night.