This is the post that I promised about our Lobethal visit from last Friday. Lobethal is a small village in the Adelaide Hills. A lot of people associate this place with Christmas, because they have the largest Christmas lights display in the Southern Hemisphere!
Unfortunately, my pictures of the lights were attrocious. I mean, the lights were beautiful, but my camera couldn't snap a good one. If you want to see good pictures, look on the Lobethal Lights website.
Overall, I was impressed by the beauty of the Adelaide Hills. I don't get why I don't venture out there more.
Unfortunately, my pictures of the lights were attrocious. I mean, the lights were beautiful, but my camera couldn't snap a good one. If you want to see good pictures, look on the Lobethal Lights website.
Overall, I was impressed by the beauty of the Adelaide Hills. I don't get why I don't venture out there more.
You drive about ten minutes out of the city, and you enter a highway that feels like a rocky canyon. The speed limit jumps up from 60 to 110 kilometers per hour. You get off the highway just about anywhere, and you're in the country.
You pass fields with grazing cows and vineyards, one after another. Every couple of minutes, you come across a small town center with stoplights and places to eat and shop. Every town has a village pub.
After you drive through the town strip, you reenter the lush greenery of the country.
On the way, I saw signs for places I heard of before but never visited. These included the German village of Hahndorf and Melba's Chocolate Factory.
It was very hilly in some of the parts.
We finally reached Lobathal, where we followed the slow train of cars to view the lights. It wasn't even dark yet!
We followed Trail 1 (you can follow 2 trails), and then we ran into two very special people on our way out: our friends Kosal and Rob. What a surprise!
They were spending a long weekend in Hahndorf, and they decided to see the lights. They already had a great day in the Hills. They showed me several pictures of them feeding carrots to horses. Adorable.
There were other things that I wanted to see, such as the live nativity scene (I've never seen one before!) and the Christmas tree display, but we sadly didn't have time. It was almost 10 pm, and we were both starving!
I'm so glad that Al took me, though. I was thrilled to see new parts of Adelaide.
There were other things that I wanted to see, such as the live nativity scene (I've never seen one before!) and the Christmas tree display, but we sadly didn't have time. It was almost 10 pm, and we were both starving!
I'm so glad that Al took me, though. I was thrilled to see new parts of Adelaide.
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