Day 9

Jan. 28, 2012

        The National Wine Centre of Australia is our next destination! We dressed up fancy and got into a cab to go there. Everyone was super excited to see the place. It is a public exhibition for anyone who wants to go visit and it has a lot of interesting marks. One of the many buildings is shaped like one of the barrels used in wine-making and production. We tasted a lot of wines and didn't have the change to see the vineyards near the place. Perhaps we'll have a chance to see them one day.


        We had another really fun experience and were off to take another tour. This time, we went to the Adelaide Oval, which is an arena with a seating capacity of up to 36,000 people. The tour guide gave us a good low down of facts on the landmark. It's a very popular place and was built in the last 1800s, 1871 specifically. It has been said to be the most beautiful place for cricket in Australia, if not the whole world. Rugby and cricket are among the most popular sports played there, along with soccer.

Here's a picture of how it might look!

       $550 million dollars worth of renovations are to be done by next year. We got a quick picture simulation of how it might look by the time they are done. Upgrades to the arena itself are going to take place, as well as updates on some things like the technology. The tour guide said that they were going to put in some new super advanced score boards and some extra bright lights for nighttime the games. The seating capacity is supposed to be pushed up by atleast 10,000 people! 

         The rest of the day was pretty much typical. We got back to the hotel with a new memory from the trip with us. Everyone enjoyed the tour as much as we've liked all the others.

The inside of the National Wine Centre of Australia, were the wine tasting was held.