From botanic gardens to a pumping small-bar scene, there’s more the Adelaide than meets the eye, says artist Billie Justice Thomson
. There’s so much to see, you could get lost for a whole day; the Palm House is a delicate building with panes of vivid blue glass that make it feel otherworldly. The Amazon Waterlily Pavilion is incredible and the giant lilies look like something from a film set.
But my favourite place is the Museum of Economic Botany, an austere time capsule of objects connected to farming and plants in South Australia. It’s a peaceful sanctuary within the garden, and a reminder that Europeans weren’t always here.I lived in Melbourne for seven years and when I came back to Adelaide in 2016, the small-bar scene was pumping. They completely changed the atmosphere at night and made the city more accessible, diverse and welcoming.
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