http://www.scenicadelaide.com Sites & Stories of Adelaide And SA Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:27:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Pilgrim Uniting Church can be found right in the City of Adelaide. It is a beautiful church that seems to be dwarfed by the buildings around it. Construction of the church began in 1865 and was completed in 1867. The builders, Brown and Thompson worked from plans designed by ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/09/17/pilgrim-uniting-church-in-the-heart-of-adelaide/ Awhile back I did a post on The Feast Of The Madonna Di Montevergine describing what it is all about and how it happens every year on the last day of September. Well it's that time again and this year it falls on the 28th of September. Even though that ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/09/06/festa-di-madonna-di-montevergine-is-upon-us/ Adelaide's Rundle Mall, home of over 600 retailers, is definitely the shopping hub of the State. These Stainless Steel Balls are centrally located and is definitely one of the preferred meeting places of young and old alike.The balls stand 4m tall and were commissioned by the Hindmarsh Building Society and ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/30/the-rundle-mall-balls-meeting-place-for-young-and-old/ This rather impressive building can be found at 27 Saints Rd, Salisbury Plain. A relatively new building, the St Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church's foundation stone was blessed by 'His Eminence The Arch Bishop Of Australia Stylianos' on the 15th Of January 1989. Sell photos on photrade | By Sire I also ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/22/st-dimitrios-greek-orthodox-church/ I took this photo on a particularly fine day when the family and I were visiting Hazelwood Park in the city of Burnside. Sell photos on photrade | By Sire I particularly like the photo because of the many colored leaves. Hazelwood Park is a beautifully lush park that is frequented my ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/14/hazelwood-park-a-great-place-for-family-and-friends/ This is a photo of the Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church Parish Of St. Michael.Sell photos on photrade | By SireThis quite unique looking building is located on Port Rd, just left of South Rd as your heading towards Elizabeth. The cross just to the right of the picture is dedicated ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/09/ukrainian-autocephalic-orthodox-church-parish-of-st-michael/ I took this shot while I was at American River which is located on Kangaroo Island. I was actually surprised to see the black swan there. While it was quite awhile ago, the only thing that I remember about American River was the peace and tranquility of the place and ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/04/pelicans-congregating-at-american-river/ Tanunda is a picturesque town found in beautiful Barossa Valley, South Australias premier wine district. Located only 70km from Adelaide it is well worth the trip out. Most people that visit the area love to take the winery tour where they can taste some of the best wines in ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/01/tabor-lutheran-church-in-tanunda-barossa-valley/ I reckon this shot would fit in nicely in the 'raindrops' series. It's actually a closeup of a bird of paradise leaf which I took just after it had rained. What I found unusual was that one half was in focus while the other half was crystal clear, so much ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/01/raindrops-on-a-bird-of-paradise-leaf/ This church is probably the first church that I came into contact with as it was in this church that I was baptized. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church can be found at 252 Grange Rd, Hindmarsh and it is really quite an impressive building.Sell photos on photrade | By Sire Baptisms ... http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/07/28/sacred-heart-catholic-church-hindmarsh/