15 Nov 2022 - Day 2: (Adelaide) Hahndorf Town

Located just half an hour from Adelaide, Hahndorf is a contemporary village proud of its German heritage.  It is Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement and still has a strong German flavour most evident in the smallgoods outlets, bakeries, pubs, restaurants and cafes that line the bustling main street.

Settled in 1839 by Prussian Lutherans seeking religious freedom, Hahndorf is now an artisan village and a delight for shoppers.

A stroll along the historic Hahndorf's main street is a highlight for visitors to the Adelaide Hills.  We parked our car by the roadside parking and started exploring all the interesting shops on both sides of the road.

There are incredible range of shops, from toys, antiques, books, clothing, shoes, minerals, cuckoo clocks, hand-crafted leather wares, natural beauty products and gift ware, right through to butchers, bakers and candle makers!

The following Pioneer Memorial Gardens were laid out by the community in 1939 to mark the centenary of Hahndorf.

We wished we had more time to explore this little town more thoroughly.

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15 Nov 2022 - Day 2: (Adelaide) Beerenberg Farm

While we were on our way to Hahndorf, we saw a sign board stating Beerenberg Strawberry Farm ahead.  Though this was not in our planned itinerary, we decided to stop by and take a quick look.

This farm is 100% family-owned and all the delicious homemade Australian jams, chutneys, gourmet relishes, and sauces are made right here.  Since 1839, six generations of the family have lived and farmed on the Beerenberg Family Farm.

We thought we could do some strawberry picking but to our disappointment, it's not available today.

The on-site farm shop sells their 100% Australian-made jams, chutneys, gourmet relishes and sauces.  Looking at the mini strawberry jam bottle, we vaguely remember seeing it on board our SQ flight.

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15 Nov 2022 - Day 2: (Adelaide) Littlehampton Twin Tunnels

We were supposed to drive from Mount Lofty Summit to a nearby small town, Hahndorf, but I missed the exit on National Highway M1.  As such, we proceeded on to Mount Barker at the next exit to look for Littlehampton Twin Tunnels.  This is not really a tourist spot, but I read about it during my pre-trip research and found this place Instagram worthy.

The 75-meter-long pedestrian tunnel is actually quite stunning.  Painted by street artist Wendy Dixon-Whiley, this incredible project took over 6 months to complete.  There is actually a nearby rail tunnel, which forms the twin, but we missed it.

As we were about to leave, we came to a train crossing.  I got down of my car, took some photos of the abandoned railway track before moving on to Hahndorf which I missed earlier.

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15 Nov 2022 - Day 2: (Adelaide) Mount Lofty Summit

From Westfield Marion, it's a 30 mins drive to Mount Lofty Summit.  

This majes­tic peak of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the Ade­laide Hills pro­vides a spec­tac­u­lar panoram­ic views across Ade­laide’s city sky­line to the coast.  Its elevation is 710 m (2,330 ft) and is the highest point in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges.

Mount Lofty was named by Matthew Flinders on 23 March 1802 during his circumnavigation of the Australian continent.  Around the viewing platform at the summit stands a stone cairn which was originally used to mark the trig point (triangulation station), and in 1885 this was replaced by an obelisk which served as the central reference point for surveying purposes across Adelaide.

In 1902 the obelisk was rededicated and renamed as the "Flinders Column".

There are several walking and cycling trails ranging from 20 mins to 5 hours from the summit.  As it's drizzling (actually even if it's not), we decided to take the simplest walk, Discovery Walk, which is a 500m loop trail.

At the start of the trail, we saw a Kookaburra right in front of us.  Sadly, instead of using my new Iphone 14 Pro to zoom in for the photo, I unknowingly used my older Iphone XR to take the photos below.  Otherwise, I can really zoom into it for a clearer photo.  Yes...I brought two phones for this trip.

It was quite a nice walk although it's under light rain and a bit cold.  Comparing with walking under the hot sun in summer, we actually prefer this weather.

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15 Nov 2022 - Day 2: (Adelaide) Shopping and Lunch at Westfield Marion

After experiencing the chilling weather yesterday, we started wearing multiple layers and a bit concern that we may not have brought sufficient clothing for this trip.  As such, the first place where we went today was Westfield Marion, which has all the big Supermart such as Myer, David Jones, Kmart, Target, Big W etc, hoping to buy some jackets or windbreaker.

Sad to say, there wasn't many warm clothing on the racks as all the malls now are mainly selling summer wear.  We saw some but, in the end, we decided to monitor the weather for today first.

Before embarking on our adventure for today, we had lunch at the food court.

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